亚洲网紅露点

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pericardium

[ per-i-kahr-dee-uhm ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural pericardia
  1. the membranous sac enclosing the heart.


pericardium

/ 藢辫蓻谤瑟藞办蓱藧诲瑟蓹尘 /

noun

  1. the membranous sac enclosing the heart
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pericardium

  1. The membrane sac that encloses the heart in vertebrate animals.
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Derived Forms

  • 藢辫别谤颈藞肠补谤诲颈补濒, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pericardium1

1570鈥80; < New Latin < Greek 辫别谤颈办谩谤诲颈辞苍, noun use of neuter of 辫别谤颈办谩谤诲颈辞蝉 surrounding the heart, equivalent to peri- peri- + kardios, adj. derivative of 办补谤诲铆补 heart; -cardium
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pericardium1

C16: via New Latin from Greek perikardion, from peri- + kardia heart
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The court went on to hear that Mrs Parveen lost consciousness as soon as the needle was inserted and pierced her pericardium, also known as the heart sac, causing massive internal bleeding.

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Mamman, using the wrong biopsy needle, missed the bone and pierced her pericardium, the sac containing the heart, causing massive internal bleeding.

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The surgery involved removing the pericardium, the statement said.

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An ultrasound of the heart showed that he had some fluid in the sac called the pericardium, which contains and protects the heart, but not enough to interfere with how well it was beating.

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He said to the microphone, 鈥淭here are three lacerations in the pericardium, which is filled with clotted and liquefied blood.鈥

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