panserositis
Meanings
noun
- Inflammation of many serosae (serous membranes), throughout the body, as a component of a systemic disease process, such as Kawasaki disease, MIS-C, or MIS-A (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults); thus, vasculitides, polyarthritides, and pericarditis are involved.
Word forms
Etymology
From pan- + serositis or pan- + seros(ae) + -itis.
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