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n. The membranous sac filled with serous fluid that encloses the heart and the roots of the aorta and other large blood vessels.

n. A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

n. The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.

n. In anatomy and zoology: A somewhat conically shaped membranous sac, inclosing the heart and the origin of the great vessels.

n. A blood-sinus or special cavity beneath the carapace of a crustacean, in which the heart is suspended by ligaments and arteries, but not otherwise connected.

n. In mollusks, the spacious dorsal cœlom or body-cavity which is traversed by the contractile vessel which acts like a heart.

n. a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart

"Over at Sterne, Tim has recounted a harrowing turn of events that saw him rushed to hospital and diagnosed with Pericardia, an inflammation of the pericardium, which is the lining of the heart."

serous membrane    serosa   

cardiac pericardium    myocardium    endocardium   

pericardia   

pericarditis    pericardial    pericardiac   

heart sac    theca cordis   

pleura    lobule    systole    adiposity    auricle    soke    bronchi    varicocele    myocardium    peritoneum