epicardium

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin epi- (“over”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

Noun

epicardium (plural epicardia)

(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.

Translations

layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart

Catalan: epicardi (ca) m
French: épicarde (fr) m
German: Epikard (de) n

Greek: επικάρδιο (el) n (epikárdio)
Icelandic: hjartahimna f
Russian: эпикард (ru) (epikard)

References

“epicardium” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“epicardium” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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