pericardium
pronunciation
How to pronounce pericardium in British English:
UK [ˌperɪ'kɑ:dɪəm]
How to pronounce pericardium in American English:
US [ˌperɪ'kɑdɪrm]
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- Noun:
- a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
Word Origin
- pericardium (n.)
- early 15c., Latinized form of Greek perikardion "(membrane) around the heart" (Galen), from peri (prep.) "around, about" (see peri-) + kardia "heart," from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). Related: Pericardiac.
Example
- 1. Evaluation of hemodynamics on resectable area of constrictive pericardium operation .
- 2. I removed a small clot from the pericardium .
- 3. That the tumor has infiltrated the pericardium .
- 4. The mediastinum is lined with the pericardium .
- 5. The pericardium covers and protects the heart .