EPICARDIA

epicardia

(noun) the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach

EPICARDIUM

epicardium, visceral pericardium

(noun) the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

epicardia

plural of epicardium

Source: Wiktionary


EPICARDIUM

Ep`i*car"di*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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