Pericardium /(?)/

Per·i·car·di·um

Pericardium

n.

[NL., fr. Gr. perika`rdion, fr. perika`rdios about or near the heart; peri` about + kardi`a heart.]

The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. (Anat.)

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