pericardium

English

Noun

pericardium (plural pericardia)

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Synonyms

heart sac
theca cordis

Derived terms

Translations

serous membrane that surrounds the heart

Catalan: pericardi (ca) m
Czech: osrdečník (cs) m, osrdečnice f, perikard m
Finnish: sydänpussi (fi), pericardium (fi)
French: péricarde (fr) m
Greek: περικάρδιο (el) n (perikárdio)
Italian: pericardio (it) m

Japanese: 心嚢 (shinnō)
Romanian: pericard (ro) n
Russian: перикард (ru) (perikard)
Spanish: pericardio (es) m
Swedish: perikardium (sv) n, hjärtsäck (sv) c
Tagalog: bambampuso

See also

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