PERICARDIUM


Meaning of PERICARDIUM in English

n. (pl. pericardia) the membranous sac enclosing the heart.

Derivatives:

pericardiac adj. pericardial adj. pericarditis n.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk perikardion (as PERI- + kardia heart)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.