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''pericardium'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20261021160506-00-⌔
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Noun
pericardium (plural pericardia or pericardiums)
- (anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
- ✤ The Pericardium is sometimes swelled, as overcharged with too great a quantity of Serous Liquor, making a kind of Dropsie […]1
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περικάρδιον (perikárdion).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌpɛɹɪˈkɑː(ɹ)di.əm/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
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Link to original Footnotes
1685, Samuel Collins, “Of the Diseases of the Pericardium, and their Cures”, in The Second Volume, containing The Parts of the Middle and Highest Apartiment of Man’s Body (And other Animals): ↩
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