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Pericardium - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pericardium : (noun)
1: a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pericardium : \Per`i*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? about
or near the heart; ? about _ ? heart.] (Anat.)
The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the
heart.
Note: The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer
surface of the heart, and is called the cardiac
pericardium. The outer layer loosely incloses the heart
and the adherent inner layer, and is called the
parietal pericardium. At the base of the heart the two
layers are continuous, and form a narrow closed cavity
filled with fluid, in which the pulsations of the heart
cause little friction.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pericardium : Pericardium: The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium's outer coat (the pericardial fluid. This small amount of
fluid acts as a lubricant to allow normal heart movement within the chest.
Also known as the Pericarditis .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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