PERICARDIAL CAVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pericardial cavity mean? 

• PERICARDIAL CAVITY (noun)
  The noun PERICARDIAL CAVITY has 1 sense:

1. the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement

  Familiarity information: PERICARDIAL CAVITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERICARDIAL CAVITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pericardial cavity; pericardial space

Hypernyms ("pericardial cavity" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)