Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Surrounding or inclosing the heart; pertaining to the pericardium, or having its character. Also
pericardian , pericardiac, and rarely pericardic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective cardiology Of, or relating to the
pericardium . - adjective
Surrounding or next to theheart .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium
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Examples
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It is inclosed in a sac, the pericardium, which is composed of a dense fibrous membrane lined by a delicate serous membrane, which is reflected over the heart; the inner layer is firmly adherent to the heart, the outer to the fibrous sac, and there is an intervening space, known as the pericardial space, in which a small amount of serum -- a thin translucent liquid -- is present constantly.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Between the two layers is a fluid layer, called pericardial fluid.
Blogpulse Top Links 2010
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Still, opinions like this were the minority, and most felt the "devastating" effects of warfarin over time need to be balanced with the increased risks with the device, such as pericardial effusion, device embolization, and thrombus formation on the device.
theHeart.org 2009
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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Usually this kind of pericardial swelling is the result of head on collisions, when the steering wheel hits you in the chest. "
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