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Descriptor
English
:
Pericardium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pericardio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pericárdio
Synonyms
English
:
Epicardium
Tree Number:
A07.541.795
A10.615.789.470
Definition
English
:
A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the
HEART
and the roots of the great vessels (AORTA;
VENAE CAVAE
; PULMONARY ARTERY).
Pericardium
consists of two sacs, the outer fibrous
pericardium
and the inner serous
pericardium
. Serous
pericardium
consists of an outer parietal layer and an inner visceral layer next to the
heart
(epicardium) with a pericardial cavity in between.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
inflammation =
PERICARDITIS
or its specifics; simple
mediastinal cyst
adjacent to
pericardium
=
MEDIASTINAL CYST
(do not coordinate with PERICARDIUM)
See Related
English
:
Pericardiectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
10686
Unique Identifier:
D010496
Occurrence in VHL
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