Medical Definition of Multiple serositis

1. Chronic inflammation with effusions in several serous cavities resulting in fibrous thickening of the serosa and constrictive pericarditis. Synonym: Bamberger's disease, Concato's disease, multiple serositis. Origin: poly-+ L. Serum, serum, + G. -itis, inflammation Familial paroxysmal polyserositis, transient recurring attacks of abdominal pain, fever, pleurisy, arthritis, and rash; the condition is asymptomatic between attacks; autosomal recessive inheritance. There is an autosomal dominant recessive in which amyloidosis in common. Synonym: benign paroxysmal peritonitis, familial Mediterranean fever, familial recurrent polyserositis, Mediterranean fever, periodic peritonitis, periodic polyserositis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Multiple Serositis

multiple myeloma
multiple myelomatosis
multiple myositis
multiple neuritis
multiple organ failure
multiple parasitism
multiple personalities
multiple personality
multiple personality disorder
multiple personality disorders
multiple pregnancy
multiple regression
multiple renal cysts
multiple sclerosis
multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma
multiple serositis (current term)
multiple sleep latency test
multiple stain
multiple star
multiple star system
multiple stars
multiple sulfatase deficiency
multiple superparticular
multiple superparticulars
multiple symmetric lipomatosis
multiple system atrophy
multiple trauma
multiple unit
multiple units
multiple vision

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