PERICARDIUM


Meaning of PERICARDIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' kär-d ē - ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -dia \ -d ē - ə \

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek perikardion, neuter of perikardios around the heart, from peri- + kardia heart ― more at HEART

Date: 15th century

1 : the conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates

2 : a cavity or space that contains the heart of an invertebrate and in arthropods is a part of the hemocoel

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