transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkär-dē-əm ]
noun
( plural peri·car·dia -dē-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