Meanings
adjectivepericardial (not comparable)
alternative pericardiac · alternative pericardian · alternative pericardic
- not comparablecardiologyOf, or relating to the pericardium.
- not comparableSurrounding or next to the heart.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelocated around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
- Englishperi-
- Englishcardial
- Englishpericardial
Translations
Arabic تَأْمُورِيّ
- تَأْمُورِيّ (taʔmūriyy)of or relating to the pericardium
Finnish perikardiaalinen, sydänpussi-
- perikardiaalinenof or relating to the pericardium
- sydänpussi-of or relating to the pericardium
French péricardique
- péricardiqueof or relating to the pericardium
Italian pericardico
- pericardicoof or relating to the pericardium
Portuguese pericárdico, pericardino
- pericárdicoof or relating to the pericardium
- pericardinoof or relating to the pericardium
Spanish pericárdico
- pericárdicoof or relating to the pericardium
Cite this entry
APA
pericardial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericardial
MLA
“pericardial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericardial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericardial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericardial.
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