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Pericardium(health)
pericardium(medicine)
pericardium(dictionary)
pericardium serosum(medicine)
empyema of the pericardium(medicine)
fibrous pericardium(medicine)
pericardium fibrosum(medicine)
visceral pericardium(medicine)
shaggy pericardium(medicine)

pericardium (medicine)


pericardium
<anatomy> A double membranous sac which envelops and protects the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer layer in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium. In between the two layers is the pericardial space.