a. (Anat.) Of or relating to the epicardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + kardi`a heart. ] (Anat.) That part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia. ] (Anat.) A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pericardial fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pericardiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pericardiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pericardium, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the pericardium. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. perika`rdion, fr. perika`rdios about or near the heart; peri` about + kardi`a heart. ] (Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of the heart, and is called the cardiac pericardium. The outer layer loosely incloses the heart and the adherent inner layer, and is called the parietal pericardium. At the base of the heart the two layers are continuous, and form a narrow closed cavity filled with fluid, in which the pulsations of the heart cause little friction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Adamites in the fifteenth century; -- so called from one Picard of Flanders. See Adamite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated under the cardiac pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Test a shell, and Cardo. ] (Zool.) A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]