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.
/ËÉntÉrÉÊkÉËlaÉªtÉªs/. noun. 1. inflammation of the small intestine and colon. enterocolitis in Medicine. enterocolitis enÂ·terÂ·oÂ·coÂ·liÂ·tis (Än'tÉ-rÅ-kÅ-lÄ«'tÄ­s, -kÉ-) n. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both the small and large intestine. Also called coloenteritis.