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May 24, 2013

Pericarditis Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Pericarditis article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ankylosing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ankylosing spondylitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arthritis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac output: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac tamponade: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Constrictive pericarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ECG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Echocardiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Effusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Essential: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fungus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypothyroidism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ibuprofen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Idiopathic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune response: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammatory bowel disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jugular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jugular vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Medical history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Narcotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Open heart surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Parietal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Parietal pericardium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericardial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericardial effusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericardial sac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericardial tamponade: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericardium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rheumatoid arthritis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Rib: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rib cage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scleroderma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spondylitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stethoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trauma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tuberculosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uremia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Visceral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Visceral pericardium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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