mediastino-pericarditisn.
/miːdɪəˌstʌɪnəʊpɛrᵻkɑːˈdʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˌmidiəˌstaɪnoʊˌpɛrəˌkɑrˈdaɪdᵻs/ Medicine. Now rare or disused.
Inflammation affecting the mediastinum and pericardium.
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carditis1772
pericarditis1777
endocarditis1836
myocarditis1848
mediastino-pericarditis1876
pneumopericarditis1890
valvulitis1891
pancarditis1900
mesoaortitis1909
1876 tr. J. von Bauer in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. VI. 650 Kussmaul selected the name indurated mediastino-pericarditis for this affection.
1894 Med. Chron. 2 2 Cases where there is an adherent pericardium with marked increase of fibrous tissue in the mediastinum..; a condition which is accurately termed indurative mediastino-pericarditis.
1895 T. Harris (title) Indurative mediastino-pericarditis.
1971 S. Magalini Dict. Med. Syndromes 412/2 Synonyms [of Pick's disease]. Constructive pericarditis, Friedel-Pick pseudohepatic cirrhosis, mediastinopericarditis, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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