Middle English Dictionary Entry
pericardium n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pericardium n. Also (error) pycardium. |
| Etymology | ML, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. The membranous sac which encloses the heart, the pericardium.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)15a/b : Þe selfe hert..is couered of a case stronge & panniclous called..pericardium [Ch.(2): pycardium; L pericordium], to which descenden nerues as to oþer bowels withinforþ.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pericardium.