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per⋅i⋅car⋅di⋅al

  [per-i-kahr-dee-uhl]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to the pericardium.
Also, per⋅i⋅car⋅di⋅ac.

Origin:
1645–55; pericardi(um) + -al 1
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per·i·car·di·um   (pěr'ĭ-kär'dē-əm)   
n.   pl. per·i·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
The membranous sac filled with serous fluid that encloses the heart and the roots of the aorta and other large blood vessels.

[New Latin, from Greek perikardion, from perikardios, around the heart : peri-, peri- + kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
per'i·car'di·al (-dē-əl), per'i·car'di·ac' (-dē-āk') adj.
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Main Entry: peri·car·di·al
Pronunciation: "per-&-'kärd-E-&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting thepericardium; also : situated around the heart
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pericardiac per·i·car·di·ac (pěr'ĭ-kär'dē-āk') or per·i·car·di·al (-əl)
adj.

  1. Surrounding or adjacent to the heart.

  2. Of or relating to the pericardium.

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