serositisn.
/sɪərəʊˈsʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
Inflammation of serous membrane.
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cirrhosis1839
cellulitis1849
parenchymatitis1857
serositis1892
fasciitis1893
Pick's disease1900
polyserositis1900
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fibrositis1904
mucositis1958
1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2788/1 Serositis.
1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2788/1 Multiple s., simultaneous inflammatory effusion into several serous sacs.
1905 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. of Med. 465 The pericardium suffers from a chronic hyperplastic or fibroid inflammatory process, which likewise affects the serous membranes elsewhere, whence the name ‘multiple serositis’.
1926 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 Apr. 1323/2 (heading) Lipiodol in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous serositis.
1961 R. D. Baker Essent. Pathol. v. 92 Wherever an infarct extends to a serous surface it produces serositis.
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