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PARIETAL PERICARDIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parietal pericardium mean?
• PARIETAL PERICARDIUM (noun)
The noun PARIETAL PERICARDIUM has 1 sense:
1. the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
Familiarity information: PARIETAL PERICARDIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("parietal pericardium" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("parietal pericardium" is a part of...):
pericardium (a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)
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