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Meaning of "epicardium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPICARDIUM

New Latin, from epi- + Greek kardia heart.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EPICARDIUM

epicardium  [ˌɛpɪˈkɑːdɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPICARDIUM

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Epicardium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EPICARDIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Epicardium

Epicardium describes the outer layer of heart tissue. When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer. Its largest constituent is connective tissue and functions as a protective layer. The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium. During ventricular contraction, the wave of depolarization moves from endocardial to epicardial surface. The surgical removing of the epicardium is referred to as epicardiectomy.

Definition of epicardium in the English dictionary

The definition of epicardium in the dictionary is the innermost layer of the pericardium, in direct contact with the heart.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPICARDIUM


anacardium
ˌænəˈkɑːdɪəm
cypripedium
ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm
diascordium
ˌdaɪəˈskɔːdɪəm
endocardium
ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəm
epicedium
ˌɛpɪˈsiːdɪəm
exordium
ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm
intermedium
ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəm
medium
ˈmiːdɪəm
myocardium
ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm
pericardium
ˌpɛrɪˈkɑːdɪəm
podium
ˈpəʊdɪəm
praeludium
prɪˈluːdɪəm
primordium
praɪˈmɔːdɪəm
rutherfordium
ˌrʌðəˈfɔːdɪəm
sodium
ˈsəʊdɪəm
soredium
sɔːˈriːdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
tedium
ˈtiːdɪəm
tripudium
traɪˈpjuːdɪəm
uredium
jʊˈriːdɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPICARDIUM

epical
epically
epicalyces
epicalyx
epicanthi
epicanthic
epicanthic fold
epicanthus
epicardia
epicardiac
epicardial
epicarp
epicedia
epicedial
epicedian
epicedium
epicene
epicenism
epicenter
epicentral

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPICARDIUM

caladium
clostridium
compendium
contrast medium
cryptosporidium
culture medium
cymbidium
desmodium
disodium
erodium
indium
interstellar medium
iridium
monosodium
plasmodium
presidium
radium
rhodium
sports stadium
vanadium

Synonyms and antonyms of epicardium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epicardium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPICARDIUM

Find out the translation of epicardium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of epicardium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epicardium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

心外膜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epicardio
570 millions of speakers

English

epicardium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epicardium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النخاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпикард
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epicárdio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epicardium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épicarde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epikardium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Epikard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心外膜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심장 외막
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epicardium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thượng tâm vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதயவறைமேற்சவ்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍपिकॉर्डियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epicardium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epicardio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nasierdzia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епікард
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epicard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικαρδίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epicardium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epikardium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epikardet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epicardium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPICARDIUM»

The term «epicardium» is regularly used and occupies the 106.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPICARDIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epicardium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPICARDIUM»

Discover the use of epicardium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epicardium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Searching for Mitogenic Factors from the Epicardium: PDGFA, ...
the complexity of a placental effect and isolates the epicardium's role. Hypoplasia was observed in some embryos carrying epicardium-specific targeting of Rxra( epi-Rxra) [Merki et al.,2005] while some of the epi-Rxra mutant embryos survived  ...
Ying Gu, 2007
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Cardiac Development
BMPs and TGF-s are involved in the induction of epithelial–mesenchymal transformation from the epicardium (gray).VEGF, FGF, PDGF, and TGF may play a role in the regulation of EPDC differentiation.VEGF and FGF induce the cells into ...
Cell Biology Margaret L. Kirby Professor of Pediatrics, and Biology Duke University Medical Center, 2007
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Intramural pressure in the heart during contraction is greater in the endocardium than in the epicardium. This creates a tendency for blood to be pushed backward away from the endocardium and toward the epicardium during systole. Adding ...
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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Heart Development and Regeneration
Mesothelial cells line the surface of all inner organs and body cavities. Many of the genes that are expressed in the proepicardium and epicardium are also present in other mesothelial cells. This is, for example, true for Wt1, which is expressed ...
Nadia Rosenthal, Richard P. Harvey, 2010
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
The heart wall consists of three layers, the inner layer or endocardium (En), the middle layer or myocardium (My), and the outer layer or epicardium (Ep), which comes into contact with the pericardium (P). Since the myocardium has already ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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The Cardiac Lymphatic System: An Overview
Beyond birth, further growth and maturation of the myocardium and other cardiac structures ensue [1]. The formation of the epicardium takes place during mid- gestational heart development, along with myocardial growth, endocardial cushion ...
Ganga Karunamuni, 2013
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Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices
The pericardium can be divided into the visceral pericardium (epicardium) and the parietal pericardium. A small amount of serous fluid is secreted into the pericardial space to lubricate the movement of the epicardium on the parietal ...
Paul A. Iaizzo, 2010
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Cardiovascular Development
The early embryonic heart thus lacks the epicardium as well as other well-known structural elements of the mature heart such as the cardiac interstitium, the coronary vasculature, and the cardiac nervous system. For more than a century, ...
Rolf Bodmer, 2008
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Ultrasonic Diagnostics in Medicine: Physical Foundations
Studying Boundary Layers: Epicardium and Periosteum Recall that necessary information on the inhomogeneity under study is contained in the signal reflected from it. Using this signal, we experimentally determine the reflectance. Exactly this ...
Leonid A. Bulavin, Zabashta, 2007
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Basic and Bedside Electrocardiography
Romulo F. Baltazar. with epicardial cells. This is most probably the main reason why the epicardial cells recover earlier than endocardial cells causing repolarization to start from epicardium to endocardium.
Romulo F. Baltazar, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPICARDIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epicardium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Novel Treatment for Refractory Angina Using a Coronary Sinus …
... of benefit is recruitment of coronary collateral flow, with redistribution from the less ischemic epicardium to the ischemic endocardium.” «MD Magazine, May 15»
2
Zebrafish heart regeneration holds key to healing our hearts
Now, researchers have discovered properties of a mysterious outer layer of the heart known as the epicardium that could help explain the fish's ... «Mumbai Mirror, May 15»
3
Study uncovers foundations of heart regeneration
"The epicardium is underappreciated, but we think it is important because similar tissues wrap up most of our organs and line our organ cavities ... «Medical Xpress, May 15»
4
The LEGACY Trial: Why It Should Send Our CMS Accountants …
More and more fat will choke, coat, and encase our epicardium . Our atria will rebel with chaotic electrical activity that resembles the night sky of ... «Medscape, Mar 15»
5
Coronary-sinus reducing device appears to benefit patients with …
... for blood flow through the coronary sinus, resulting in redistribution of blood from the less ischemic epicardium to the ischemic endocardium, ... «Healio, Feb 15»
6
Mammalian heart regenerative capacity depends on severity of injury
However, responses to cardiac injury repair in the outer layer of the heart (epicardium) and blood vessels (revascularization) - were present. «Science Codex, Jan 15»
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World-First Embryonic Stem Cell Trial for the Heart
... Menasche added, that cells like his, which are “delivered onto the epicardium” are “unlikely to integrate within the underlying myocardium.”. «Bioscience Technology, Oct 14»
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Abstract and Introduction
Layer-specific longitudinal strains were assessed from endo-, mid- and epicardium by 2D-STE. LV global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) was averaged from 16 ... «Medscape, Oct 14»
9
Battery Free Pacemakers Make Their Debut
Thus, attaching a pacemaker to the epicardium would allow the same system to be directly exposed to the accelerations of myocardial muscle. «ENGINEERING.com, Sep 14»
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A 54-year-old woman with bilateral hydronephrosis
Several other nodes were seen near the epicardium and in the right internal jugular region. CT of the head was negative for metastatic disease. She failed to ... «Healio, Aug 14»

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