Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
pericardial . - Situated at or near the cardia or cardiac region, without reference to the pericardium itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart.
- adjective (Physiol.) a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative form of
pericardial .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium
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Examples
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Its tributaries are the left vertebral, left internal mammary, left inferior thyroid, and the left highest intercostal veins, and occasionally some thymic and pericardiac veins.
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The arteries of the pleura are derived from the intercostal, internal mammary, musculophrenic, thymic, pericardiac, and bronchial vessels.
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What did I promise you about the pericardiac symptoms?
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878
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What did I promise you about the pericardiac symptoms?
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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