panserositis
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]pan- + serositis = pan- + seros(ae) + -itis
Noun
[edit]panserositis (uncountable)
- (biology, medicine) Inflammation of many serosae (serous membranes), throughout the body, as a component of a systemic disease process, such as Kawasaki disease, MIS-C, or MIS-A (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults); thus, vasculitides, polyarthritides, and pericarditis are involved.