pericardial

pericardial or per·i·car·di·ac [per-i-kahr-dee-uh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. of or relating to the pericardium.

Origin of pericardial First recorded in 1645–55; pericardi(um) + -al1 Related formspost·per·i·car·di·al, adjectivesub·per·i·car·di·ac, adjectivesub·per·i·car·di·al, adjective Examples from the Web for pericardiac Historical Examples of pericardiac

The oesophageal, bronchial and pericardiac branches are sufficiently described by their names.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6

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pericardiac in Medicine pericardiac [pĕr′ĭ-kär′dē-ăk′] adj.

1. Surrounding or adjacent to the heart.
2. Of or relating to the pericardium.