PERICARDIAL SPACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pericardial space mean? 

• PERICARDIAL SPACE (noun)
  The noun PERICARDIAL SPACE 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 SPACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERICARDIAL SPACE (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 space" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

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)