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Pericardiac

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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.
[New Latin, from Greek perikardion, from perikardios, around the heart : peri-, peri- + kardi, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
peri·cardi·al (-d-l), peri·cardi·ac (-d-k) adj.
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Adj.1.pericardiac - located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space"
pericardial
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