PERICARDIUM (pericardia)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pericardia   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pericardium mean? 

• PERICARDIUM (noun)
  The noun PERICARDIUM has 1 sense:

1. a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart

  Familiarity information: PERICARDIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERICARDIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("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)

Meronyms (parts of "pericardium"):

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)

Derivation:

pericardial (located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium)

 Context examples 

The pericardium is a membrane, or sac, that surrounds your heart.

(Pericardial Disorders, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the pericardium.

(Pericardial Leiomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium.

(Pericardial, NCI Thesaurus)

The small arteries arising from the thoracic aorta that supply the pericardium.

(Pericardiac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mesothelioma extensively involving the pericardium. — 2003

(Advanced Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare malignant mesothelioma that arises from the pericardium.

(Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Removal or resection of the pericardium.

(Pericardial Stripping, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

An inflammatory process affecting the pericardium.

(Pericarditis, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by irritation to the layers of the pericardium (the protective sac around the heart).

(Pericarditis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The aspiration of excess fluid between the pericardium and the heart.

(Pericardiocentesis, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)