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adherent pericardium

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pericardium /peri·car·di·um/ (-kahr´de-um) the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels.pericar´dial
adherent pericardium  one abnormally connected with the heart by dense fibrous tissue.

adherent pericardium.
pericardium
the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, composed of external (fibrous) and internal (serous) layers. See also pericardial.

adherent pericardium
one abnormally connected with the heart by dense fibrous tissue.
congenitally absent pericardium
the heart lies free in the pleural sac; recorded in dogs.
fibrous pericardium
the external layer of the pericardium, consisting of dense fibrous tissue.
parietal pericardium
the parietal layer of the serous pericardium, which is in contact with the fibrous pericardium.
serous pericardium
the inner, serous portion of pericardium, consisting of two layers, visceral and parietal; the space between the layers is the pericardial cavity.
visceral pericardium
the inner layer of the serous pericardium, which is intimately attached to the heart and roots of the great vessels. Called also epicardium.


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