PERICARDIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pericardial mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERICARDIAL (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)

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

An accumulation of blood within the pericardial sac.

(Hemopericardium, NCI Thesaurus)

Fluid collection within the pericardial sac, usually due to inflammation.

(Pericardial effusion, NCI Thesaurus)

The part of the pericardial sac that surrounds the great vessels.

(Apex of the Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a thickened and fibrotic pericardial sac; these fibrotic changes impede normal myocardial function by restricting myocardial muscle action.

(Constrictive Pericarditis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Compression of the heart caused by increased intrapericardial pressure due to the collection of blood or fluid in the pericardial space.

(Cardiac Tamponade, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Symptoms of pericardial problems include chest pain, rapid heartbeat, and difficulty breathing.

(Pericardial Disorders, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The potential body space formed between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardial sac.

(Pericardial Cavity, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include atrial myxoma, cardiac myeloid sarcoma, and pericardial malignant mesothelioma.

(Cardiac Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include endocarditis, pericarditis, atrial myxoma, cardiac myeloid sarcoma, and pericardial malignant mesothelioma.

(Heart Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A heart disorder in which the pericardial sac becomes thickened and fibrotic, tightening the myocardium and impeding the normal myocardial function.

(Constrictive Pericarditis, NCI Thesaurus)