VISCERAL PERICARDIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does visceral pericardium mean? 

• VISCERAL PERICARDIUM (noun)
  The noun VISCERAL PERICARDIUM has 1 sense:

1. the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VISCERAL PERICARDIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

epicardium; visceral pericardium

Hypernyms ("visceral 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 ("visceral pericardium" is a part of...):

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