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PARIETAL PERICARDIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parietal pericardium mean? 

PARIETAL PERICARDIUM (noun)
  The noun PARIETAL PERICARDIUM has 1 sense:

1. the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternumplay

  Familiarity information: PARIETAL PERICARDIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARIETAL PERICARDIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("parietal pericardium" is a kind of...):

serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)

Holonyms ("parietal pericardium" is a part of...):

pericardium (a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)


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