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Definition of Pericardial cavity
1. Noun. The space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement.
Medical Definition of Pericardial cavity
1. The potential space between the parietal and the visceral layers of the serous pericardium, in the embryo, that part of the primary celom containing the heart; originally it is in open communication with the pericardioperitoneal cavity's and indirectly, through them, with the peritoneal part of the celom. Synonym: cavitas pericardialis, cavum pericardii. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pericardial Cavity
Literary usage of Pericardial cavity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"The septum dividing the body cavity from the pericardial cavity is ... In this
way the pericardial cavity becomes completely shut off from the body cavity, ..."
2. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1897)
"With the pericardial cavity opening into the extraembryonic coelom on either side
as a basis, it is possible to trace back the pericardial cavity to its FIG ..."
3. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The most important lesions of the pericardial cavity are of infectious origin
and are ... The pericardial cavity is lined with cuboidal mesothelial cells. ..."
4. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The tubercle bacillus causes in the pericardial cavity two different types of
lesions which are sometimes combined, in varying proportions, just as miliary ..."
5. A Text-book of medicine for students and practitioners by Adolf von Strümpell, Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1886)
"At every expiration the bands were stretched more tightly, and hence checked the
movements of the heart. 2. Obliteration of the pericardial cavity (Adhesive ..."
6. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"... converted into an oblique septum between the posterior parts of the incipient
pleural cavities and the pericardial cavity (pleuro-pericardial membrane). ..."
7. A Course in Vertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1905)
"The pericardial cavity and the heart. The organs just examined lie in the abdominal
cavity; the pericardial cavity contains the heart. ..."
8. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"By this technique the posterior sulcus can be drained, the fluid can be emptied
from the pericardial cavity slowly, which is probably important if there is ..."
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