different between pericardium vs cardiac

pericardium

English

Noun

pericardium (plural pericardia)

  1. (anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Synonyms

  • heart sac
  • theca cordis

Related terms

  • pericardiac
  • pericardial
  • pericarditis

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • endocardium
  • myocardium

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cardiac

English

Etymology

From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (kardiakós, relating to the heart), from ?????? (kardía, heart).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??d?æk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k??di?æk/

Adjective

cardiac (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the heart.
    the cardiac arteries
  2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the cardia.
  3. (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

Antonyms

  • noncardiac

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

cardiac (plural cardiacs)

  1. A person with heart disease.
  2. (dated) Heart disease.
  3. (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.

Anagrams

  • Accardi, Arcadic

Interlingua

Adjective

cardiac (not comparable)

  1. cardiac

Romanian

Etymology

From French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus.

Adjective

cardiac m or n (feminine singular cardiac?, masculine plural cardiaci, feminine and neuter plural cardiace)

  1. cardiac

Declension

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