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 medical term that means inflammation of the large blood vessels and heart is: angiocarditis; The medical term that means inflammation (-itis) of the blood vessels (angi/o) and heart (cardi/o) is angiocarditis. Cardiovalvulitis means inflammation of the valves of the heart.n the medical term cardiomegaly, the word root means: heart; To define the word root in the term cardiomegaly, first break down the word to find the word root: cardi + o + -megaly. Cardi/ is the word root meaning heart. Cardiomegaly means enlargement of the heart.