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PARIETAL LAYER PERICARDIUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

The outer of the two layers of the serous pericardium, lining the fibrous pericardium.

CONT

This protective sac [the pericardium] is composed of two layers separated by a space called the pericardial cavity. The outer layer is termed the parietal pericardium, and the inner layer is called the visceral pericardium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

Péricarde fibreux : [...] sac fibreux épais, blanc nacré, doublé en dedans par le feuillet pariétal du péricarde séreux.

Spanish

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