epicardium /epi·car·di·um/ (-kahr´de-um) the visceral pericardium.
epicardium
ep·i·car·di·um ( p  -kär d - m)n. pl. ep·i·car·di·a (-d -) The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart. Also called visceral layer. ep i·cardi·al adj. |
epicardium
[ep′ikär′dē·əm]
Etymology: Gk, epi + kardia, heart
the outermost of the three layers of tissue that form the heart wall. It is composed of a single sheet of squamous epithelial cells overlying delicate connective tissue. The epicardium is the visceral portion of the serous pericardium and folds back on itself to form the parietal portion of the serous pericardium. Compare myocardium. See also pericardium. epicardial, adj.
epicardium
the inner layer of the serous pericardium, which is in contact with the heart.
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