pericardial adhesion

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• Adhesion — The union of two opposing tissue surfaces (often in reference to the sides of a wound). Also refers to scar tissue strands that can form in the area of a previous operation, such as within the abdomen after a laparotomy. The word adhesion comes… …   Medical dictionary

• adhesion — n. 1) the union of two normally separate surfaces, such as the moving surfaces of joints, by fibrous connective tissue developing in an inflamed or damaged region. (The fibrous tissue itself is also called an adhesion.) Adhesions between loops of …   The new mediacal dictionary

• adhesion — connective tissue growth within and around an organ causing it to attach to the peritoneal or pericardial walls. Usually results from inflammation or parasite infestation …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Broadbent sign — a retraction seen on the left side of the back, near the eleventh and twelfth ribs, related to pericardial adhesion …   Medical dictionary

• 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

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• 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