PERICARDIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pericardiac mean? 

• PERICARDIAC (adjective)
  The adjective PERICARDIAC has 1 sense:

1. located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium

  Familiarity information: PERICARDIAC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERICARDIAC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pericardiac; pericardial

Context example:

pericardial space

Pertainym:

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