pericardial

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per·i·car·di·um

(pĕr′ĭ-kär′dē-əm)

n. pl. per·i·car·di·a (-dē-ə)

The membranous sac filled with serous fluid that encloses the heart and the roots of the aorta and other large blood vessels.

[New Latin, from Greek perikardion, from perikardios, around the heart : peri-, peri- + kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

per′i·car′di·al (-dē-əl), per′i·car′di·ac′ (-dē-ăk′) adj.

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Adj. 1. pericardial - located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space"

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pericardial

a. pericardíaco, rel. al pericardio;

___ effusion → derrame pericardiaco;

___ friction sound → roce pericardiaco;

___ puncture → punción pericardiaca.

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pericardial

adj pericárdico

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A bedside cardiac ultrasound was performed which demonstrated a large pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology (Figure 2).

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An echocardiogram showed a large pericardial effusion with swinging heart but without compromise of right ventricular function and a normal variation of mitral inflow (Figure 3).

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