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pericardium Definition

peri·car·dium (per′ə kärdē əm)

noun pl. -·dia

in vertebrates, the thin, closed, membranous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels and containing a clear serous liquid

Etymology: ModL < Gr perikardion, neut. of perikardios, around the heart < peri-, around + kardia, heart

pericardium Related Forms
per′i·car·dial adjective or per′i·car·diac′
pericardium Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: The heart is in a sack called the pericardium, which he cut through to access the organ.

Adjective modifier

  • bovine: Use of bovine pericardium allows production of valves and pericardial patches on a large scale with availability in all the necessary sizes.
  • fibrous: In the midline is the central tendon, the fibrous pericardium attaches to the superior aspect of this tendon.

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