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Pericardium

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Noun

1. pericardium

a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart

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Pericardium

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noun plural -dia (-dɪə)
the membranous sac enclosing the heart

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Pericardium

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nounWord forms: plural ˌperiˈcardia (ˌpɛrɪˈkɑrdiə ; perˌikärˈdēə)
in vertebrates, the thin, closed, membranous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels and containing a clear serous liquid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pericardium

see synonyms of pericardium
n. pl. per·i·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
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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