pericardium

noun
/ˌpɛɹɪˈkɑː(ɹ)di.əm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περικάρδιον (perikárdion).

  1. learned borrowing from περικάρδιον

Definitions

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

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pericardium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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