pericarditis
/ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs/
pericarditis noun: inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
Noun
pericarditis (countable and uncountable, plural pericarditides or pericardites)
- Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
pericarditis meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Persian
pericarditis in Tamil
- இதய உறை அழற்சி, இதயவெளி மூடிச் சவ்வு வீக்கம், வீக்கம், இதயவுறை அழற்சி, பெரிகார்டைட்டிஸ், இதய வெளியுறை அழற்சி
pericarditis in Bengali
- হৃদ্বেষ্ট
pericarditis in Arabic
- inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
- اِلْتِهَاب التَّأْمُور iltihāb at-taʔmūr
pericarditis in Persian
- inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
- پریکاردیت perikârdit
Forms of pericarditis
| plural | pericarditides |
|---|---|
| plural | pericardites |
Origin of pericarditis
From pericard(ium) + -itis.
Words formed from pericarditis
Questions about pericarditis
- What does pericarditis mean?
- Pericarditis means inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
- What is pericarditis in Tamil?
- Pericarditis in Tamil is இதய உறை அழற்சி, இதயவெளி மூடிச் சவ்வு வீக்கம், வீக்கம். See Pericarditis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pericarditis?
- Pericarditis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pericarditis?
- Pericarditis is pronounced /ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs/ (US).
- What is the plural of pericarditis?
- The plural of pericarditis is pericarditides.
Words near pericarditis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pericarditis (page history and authors); pericarditis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pericarditis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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