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PERICARDIUM
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Irregular inflected form: pericardia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pericardium" is a kind of...):
serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)
Meronyms (parts of "pericardium"):
epicardium; visceral pericardium (the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium)
parietal pericardium (the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum)
Derivation:
pericardial (located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium)
Context examples:
Surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.
(Pericardiectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure in which an opening is made in the pericardium.
(Pericardial Window Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the heart and/or the pericardium.
(Non-Neoplastic Heart Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
The outer layer of the pericardium, which is a thin sac of tissue that surrounds the heart.
(Parietal pericardium, NCI Dictionary)
A disorder characterized by an increase in intrapericardial pressure due to the collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium.
(Cardiac Tamponade, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the heart and/or the pericardium.
(Cardiac Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
An antigen expressed by tissues derived from mullerian epithelium (tubal, endometrial and endocervical) or celomic epithelium (mesothelial cells of the pleura, pericardium and peritoneum).
(CA-125 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the pericardium for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the heart and/or the pericardium.
(Heart Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
In the adult, it covers all true serous membranes (peritoneum, pericardium, pleura).
(Mesothelium, NCI Thesaurus)
