Help with medical terms

[seamoon24]

Hello all - I'm researching my family and have been looking at Robert Wilkinson Boyes born abt 1857. I've downloaded his death certificate (see attached) and I am struggling with some of the causes of death. I believe it is chronic something then possibly pericarditis and finally syncope (fainting) If anyone has any knowledge of what the illness might have been I would be very grateful.

[Zefiro]

chronic nephritis 1½ years
pericarditis 21 days
syncope

[ptdrifter]

Whilst researching a friends tree I came across syncope as a cause of death. It turned out that the syncope was a symptom of a rare cardiac disease that affects the heart rate.

[Fisherman]

Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidneys
Pericarditis - Inflammation of the lining around the heart
Syncope - Fainting

[Kiltaglassan]

chronic nephritis 1½ years
pericarditis 21 days
syncope

Agree with Zefiro's analysis of the causes of death 

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