Patients are frequently asked about iodine or seafood allergy before IV contrast material is administered because of a commonly held belief among radiologists and others in the medical community of a specific cross-reactivity between iodinated radiographic contrast material and other iodine-rich substances.
Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, two thin layers of a sac-like tissue that surrounds the heart, holds it in place and helps it work. A small amount of fluid keeps the layers separate so that thereâs no friction between them.
The noun ENTERITIS has 1 sense: 1. inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea. Familiarity information: ENTERITIS used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.nflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea. Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs. Hypernyms (enteritis is a kind of...):