pericarditis accompanying transmural myocardial infarction and limited to the area over the infarct. Synonym(s): pericarditis epistenocardica
ep·i·sten·o·car·di·ac per·i·car·di·tis
(ep'i-sten-ō-kahr'dē-ak per'i-kahr-dī'tis) Inflammation of the pericardium with transmural myocardial infarction and limited to the area over the infarct.