Pericarditis — Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and accumulation of fluid around the heart (pericardial * * * Inflammation of the pericardium. acute fibrinous p. the usual lesion of acute p. in which inflammation… … Medical dictionary
pericarditis obliterans — obliterating pericarditis an adhesive pericarditis which leads to the obliteration of the pericardial cavity … Medical dictionary
fibrinous pericarditis — fibrous pericarditis pericarditis characterized by a fibrinous exudate, sometimes accompanied by a small amount of serous effusion; it is usually manifest as a pericardial friction rub. It often progresses to adhesive pericarditis. Cf.… … Medical dictionary
concretio cordis — Extensive adhesion between parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium with partial or complete obliteration of the pericardial cavity. SYN: internal adhesive pericarditis. * * * con·cre·tio cor·dis .kän krēt ē ō kȯrd əs n adhesive… … Medical dictionary
ICD-10 Chapter IX: Diseases of the circulatory system — International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision Chapter Blocks Title I A00–B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases II C00–D48 Neoplasms III D50–D89 Diseases of the blood and blood forming… … Wikipedia
mediastinopericarditis — Inflammation of the pericardium and of the surrounding mediastinal cellular tissue. * * * me·di·as·ti·no·peri·car·di·tis .mē dē .as tə (.)nō .per ə .kär dīt əs n, pl dit·i·des dit ə .dēz inflammation of the mediastinum and the pericardium * * *… … Medical dictionary
accretio cordis — Adhesion of the pericardium to adjacent extracardiac structures. * * * ac·cre·tio cor·dis ə .krē sh(ē )ō kȯrd əs n adhesive pericarditis in which there are adhesions extending from the pericardium to the mediastinum, pleurae, diaphragm, and… … Medical dictionary
Pericardium — The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium’s outer coat (the parietal pericardium) is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of… … Medical dictionary
adherent pericardium — a pericardium that is abnormally connected with the heart by dense fibrous tissue, as in adhesive pericarditis … Medical dictionary
Heim-Kreysig sign — a depression of the spaces between the ribs, seen along with the cardiac systole in adhesive pericarditis … Medical dictionary
