Definition : A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels
(aorta; venae cavae; pulmonary artery). The pericardium consists of two layers or
sacs, the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium (or epicardium).
[MeSH];
A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels
(aorta; venae cavae; pulmonary artery). The pericardium consists of two layers or
sacs, the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium (or epicardium).
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