The heart is surrounded by a sac called the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Harvest] Reference
The pericardium is a sac that surrounds your heart and its large blood vessels. From Wordnik.com. [Vanguard] Reference
The pericardium was a little firmer than usual, and contained about five ounces of water. From Wordnik.com. [Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart] Reference
If the pericardium is the principal seat of the disease, the pulse is quick and irregular. From Wordnik.com. [Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life] Reference
The inhabitants, however, always first drink the water in the pericardium, which is described as being best. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
The pericardium is a sac composed of two layers -- a fibrous membrane on the outside, and a serous one on the inside. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
It is enclosed in a strong membranous sac, called the pericardium - ". From Wordnik.com. [Murder Canyon]
Then they cut open the pericardium which is a double layer sac that helps hold the heart in place. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The pericardium was distended, with limpid effusion. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
If the pericardium had been nicked, he would go faster. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
The way to a man's heart is through his pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [[sunday syntax] complete this] Reference
Everything she ever said to me is gilded in my pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Ban] Reference
Open the pericardium with another set of sterile instruments. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
It is enclosed in a bell-shaped covering called the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
The pleura and pericardium may show small red spots and blotches. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Cardio-coelom: that part of the coelom that forms the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The pericardium contained about 10 ounces of straw-coloured fluid. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
A median sternotomy was performed, and the pericardium was opened. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-01] Reference
The pericardium contained about eight ounces of straw-coloured fluid. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
G. Vena cava superior, entering pericardium to join V, the right auricle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Inflammations of the pericardium and heart muscle are less common lesions. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The pericardium encloses the heart exactly as this cap covers the boy's head. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
The cardiac region exhibited every indication of effusion into the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
The pericardium was considerably distended from effusion of a straw-coloured fluid. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
Washingtonian exiles -- but what "ossification of the pericardium" means I cannot discover. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870] Reference
The pericardium incloses the heart exactly as this cap covered the heads of our forefathers. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
"Her pericardium was filled with so much blood you could've wrung it out like a wet dishrag.". From Wordnik.com. [1st to Die]
A diagnostic and therapeutic procedure that uses a needle to draw fluid from the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Cardiac terms and definitions] Reference
Surrounded by blood in the closed sac of the pericardium, the heart would be unable to expand. From Wordnik.com. [Life Support] Reference
The pericardium considerably distended, and contained nearly twelve ounces of light-brown fluid. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
Striking or tapping the surface the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. pericardii (pericardium). From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
These apertures lead into five sacs, which collectively constitute what has been described as the pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
There was a light-brown exudation, extending over serous lamina of the pericardium and the surface of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
It corresponds with the heart and pericardium meridians, working the contractions and expansions of the upper body. From Wordnik.com. [Arthur Rosenfeld: The Key to Qi -- A Book Review] Reference
It is great experience alone that can diagnose hydro-pericardium from hypertrophy of the substance of the heart by either of these means. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Again, in none of the patients whom I saw who had received possible wounds of the heart-wall were there evident signs of hæmo-pericardium. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
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