Look up: pericardium

1. Pericardium
   The membrane surrounding the heart.
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2. pericardium
   [n] - a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
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3. Pericardium
   The smooth sheet of body tissue that surrounds the heart.
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4. Pericardium
   the membranous sac that covers the heart and the base of the blood vessels that are attached to the heart
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5. Pericardium
   The pericardium is the thin, double- layered lining that surrounds the heart.
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6. Pericardium
   The membrane which encloses the heart.
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7. Pericardium
   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 the diaphragm and the back of the breastb...
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8. pericardium
   the conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates and consists of an outer fibrous coat that invests the heart Category: Botany and zoology
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9. Pericardium
   The thin membrane that encloses the heart.
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10. Pericardium
    Per`i·car'di·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... about or near the heart; ... about + ... heart.] (Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. » The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surf...
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11. pericardium
    <anatomy> A double membranous sac which envelops and protects the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer layer in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium. In between the two layers is the pericardial space. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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12. pericardium
    noun a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
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13. pericardium
    (per″ĭ-kahr´de-әm) the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, composed of external (fibrous) and internal (serous) layers.
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14. Pericardium
    • (n.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
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15. pericardium
    (from the article `animal development`) ...layer, or myocardium, develops from the visceral (splanchnic) layer of the lateral plate that is in contact with the endocardial tube; the ... [11 related articles]
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16. pericardium
    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 the diaphragm and the back of the breastb...
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17. Pericardium
    [Chinese medicine] As distinct from the Western medical concept of pericardium, this concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory) The Pericardium is also called the "heart protector," and, for...
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18. Pericardium
    The pericardium (from the Greek περι, "around" and κάρδιον, "heart" /perikardion/) is a double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. ==Layers== There are two layers to the pericardial sac: the outermost fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium. The serous pericardium, in turn, is divided ...
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19. pericardium
    The heart and pericardium. 1. Superior vena cava. 2. Aorta. 3. Pulmonary artery. 4. Left atrium. 5. Right atrium. 6. Parietal pericardium. 7. Heart covered by the visceral pericardium. How the pericardium (in red) surrounds the heart The serous membrane (covering membrane) which, in human...
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20. pericardium
    pericardium: see heart.
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21. Pericardium
    The pericardium is the outer membrane which surrounds the heart muscle. It is in contact with the pulmonary pleura and is connected to the diaphragm muscle by tendinous fibres.
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22. pericardium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: per′i-kar′dē-ŭm, -ă Definitions: 1. The fibroserous membrane, consisting of mesothelium and submesothelial connective tissue, covering the heart and beginning of the great vessels. It is a closed sac having two layers: the visceral layer (epicardi...
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23. PERICARDIUM
    The thin, membranous sac that surrounds the heart, stabilizing its position and protecting it from disease affecting nearby structures.
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24. pericardium
    Greek peri = around, and kardia = heart; hence, the membranes enclosing the heart.
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25. pericardium
    (per;u1-kar;de-um) A protective serous membrane that surrounds the heart.
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