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hemopericardium

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hemopericardium /he·mo·peri·car·di·um/ (-per″ĭ-kahr´de-um) an effusion of blood within the pericardium.
he·mo·per·i·car·di·um (hm-pr-kärd-m)
n.
Blood in the pericardial sac.
hemopericardium
[-per′ikär′dē·əm]
Etymology: Gk, haima + peri, near, kardia, heart
an accumulation of blood within the pericardial sac surrounding the heart that may result in cardiac tamponade. Also spelled haemopericardium. Also called hematopericardium [hē′mətōper′ikär′dē·əm] .
hemopericardium [he″mo-per″ĭ-kahr´de-um]
an accumulation of blood in the pericardial cavity.
hemopericardium
an effusion of blood in the pericardial cavity, caused by rupture of the atrium, perforation of the ventricle or rupture of a coronary artery. It is usually manifested by very sudden death.
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