pericarditis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PC
Pronunciation
/ˌperɪkɑːrˈdaɪtɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Flattening of the right atrial border is also seen in constrictive pericarditis(PC).
  2. TB can also lead to a granulomatous pericarditis(PC) that may calcify and produce a " constrictive " pericarditis(PC).
  3. Metastases may lead to a hemorrhagic pericarditis(PC).
  4. Objective To evaluate MRI in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis(PC).
  5. A purulent pericarditis(PC) is most often the result of spread of bacterial infection from lung or mediastinum.

Other meanings of PC