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Meaning of pericardium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌpɛɹɪˈkɑː(ɹ)di.əm

Definitions

A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Equivalents

العربية تأمور شغف
Čeština osrdečnice osrdečník perikard
Deutsch Herzbeutel Perikard
Ελληνικά περικάρδιο
Español pericardio
فارسی پریکارد
Suomi perikardium sydänpussi
Français péricarde
Galego teaz
Italiano pericardio
日本語 心嚢
한국어 심낭 심막
Nederlands hartzakje pericardium
Polski osierdzie
Română pericard
Русский околосе́рдие перикард
Svenska hjärtsäck
Українська осердя

Examples

“The Pericardium is sometimes swelled, as overcharged with too great a quantity of Serous Liquor, making a kind of Dropsie […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

pericarp pericartilage pericaryon pericenter pericentral cell pericentre

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