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EPICARDIUM (epicardia)

Dictionary entry overview: What does epicardium mean?

• EPICARDIUM (noun)
The noun EPICARDIUM has 1 sense:

1. the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

Familiarity information: EPICARDIUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EPICARDIUM (noun)

Sense 1

epicardium ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

epicardium; visceral pericardium

Hypernyms ("epicardium" is a kind of...):

serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)

Holonyms ("epicardium" is a part of...):

pericardium (a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)

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