pericardium (redirected from Fibrous pericardium)

per·i·car·di·um  (pr-kärd-m)

n. pl. per·i·car·di·a (-d-)

The membranous sac filled with serous fluid that encloses the heart and the roots of the aorta and other large blood vessels.

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[New Latin, from Greek perikardion, from perikardios, around the heart : peri-, peri- + kardi, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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peri·cardi·al (-d-l), peri·cardi·ac (-d-k) adj.

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pericardium [ˌpɛrɪˈkɑːdɪəm]

n pl -dia [-dɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the membranous sac enclosing the heart

[via New Latin from Greek perikardion, from peri- + kardia heart]

pericardial , pericardiac adj

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pericardium  (pr-kärd-m)

Plural pericardia

The membrane sac that encloses the heart in vertebrate animals.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pericardium - a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart epicardium, visceral pericardium - the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium parietal pericardium - the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum serosa, serous membrane - a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid

Translations

pericardium [ˌperɪˈkɑːdɪəm] N (pericardia (pl)) [ˌperɪˈkɑːdɪə] → pericardio m