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the membranous sac enclosing the heart.[1570-80; < NL < Gk perikárdion, n. use of neut. of perikárdios surrounding the heart, equiv. to peri- PERI- + kardios, adj. deriv. of kardía HEART; cf. -CARDIUM]
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Pericardium — Per i*car di*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? about or near the heart; ? about + ? heart.] (Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. [1913 Webster] Note: The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pericardĭum — (griech.), Herzbeutel, s. Herz, S. 244 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pericardium — vgl. Perikard … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
pericardium — 1570s, Latinized form of Gk. perikardion membrane around the heart (Galen), from peri (prep.) around, about (see PERI (Cf. peri )) + kardia heart (see HEART (Cf. heart)) … Etymology dictionary
pericardium — ► NOUN (pl. pericardia) Anatomy ▪ the membrane enclosing the heart. DERIVATIVES pericardial adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek peri around + kardia heart … English terms dictionary
pericardium — [per΄ə kär′dē əm] n. pl. pericardia [per΄i kär′dēə] [ModL < Gr perikardion, neut. of perikardios, around the heart < peri , around + kardia,HEART] in vertebrates, the thin, closed, membranous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the… … English World dictionary
Pericardium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 137 GrayPage = 524 Caption = Posterior wall of the pericardial sac, showing the lines of reflection of the serous pericardium on the great vessels. Caption2 = A transverse section of the… … Wikipedia
Pericardium — The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium’s outer coat (the parietal pericardium) is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of… … Medical dictionary
Pericardium — Der Herzbeutel oder das Perikard (lat. Pericardium) ist ein bindegewebiger Sack, der das Herz umgibt und dem Herzen durch eine schmale Gleitschicht freie Bewegungsmöglichkeit gibt. Er enthält als Gleitmittel eine geringe Menge (beim Menschen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pericardium — Blood sinus surrounding heart and communicating with it by pair of ostia in each somite except terminal one, may run entire length of trunk above gut [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Blood sinus surrounding heart and communicating with it by paired… … Crustacea glossary
pericardium — n. the membrane surrounding the heart, consisting of two portions. The outer fibrous pericardium completely encloses the heart and is attached to the large blood vessels emerging from the heart. The internal serous pericardium is a closed sac of… … The new mediacal dictionary
