Meaning of pericardiac in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌpɛrɪˈkɑːdɪak/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    pericardiac

    Etymology

    mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Cooper (1780–1848), surgeon and writer. From peri- + cardiac, after pericardium

    Definitions

    1. located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium

    Examples

    • « pericardial space »

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