Tissue
epicardium Audio
ep·i·car·di·um [ ep-i-kahr-dee-uhm ]
Etymology:
Greek epi = upon + kardia = heart
Definitions related to epicardium:
  • Region of visceral serous pericardium which has as its part, the mesothelium, subepicardial layer of epicardium and the fibroelastic connective tissue that is attached to the myocardium and is continuous with the parietal serous pericardium.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The outer layer of the wall of the heart.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The outer membranous connective tissue layer of the heart tissue.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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