Associations to the word «Pericardium»

Wiktionary

PERICARDIUM, noun. (anatomy) (cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Dictionary definition

PERICARDIUM, noun. A serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats