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Pericardium in a sentence

Pericardium meaning

A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Synonyms of Pericardium

serous membrane serosa

Related words

Other words often associated with Pericardium or its synonyms:

membrane

Using Pericardium

  • The main meaning on this page is: A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
  • Useful related words include: serous membrane, serosa.
  • In the example corpus, pericardium often appears in combinations such as: the pericardium.

Context around Pericardium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 11 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fibrous 1× serous 1× parietal 1×

Often after:

posterior 1× surrounds 1×

Sentence patterns with Pericardium

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and parietal pericardium 1× and serous pericardium that contains 1× of the pericardium posterior wall 1× sac fibrous pericardium and serous 1× the pericardium is a 1× the pericardium surrounds the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

disorders of the 1× heart wall further 1× the pericardium is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and parietal pericardium 1× contains the heart 1× the pericardial sac 1×

Words around Pericardium

Just before it in the word index:

pericarditis 8 pericardial 9 perica 2 peribsen 2 periapsis 5 periapical 2

Just after it in the word index:

pericare 2 pericarp 8 perich 4 perichoresis 3 periclean 7 pericles 73

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Pericardium

  • In this selection, "pericardium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 11 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fibrous, serous, parietal, posterior and surrounds stand out and add context to how "pericardium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and parietal pericardium and and serous pericardium that contains. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pericardium" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pericardium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The pericardium surrounds the heart. (5 words)

Disorders of the pericardium Posterior wall of the pericardial sac. (10 words)

Heart wall further Layers of the heart wall, including visceral and parietal pericardium. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The pericardium is a double-walled sac — fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium — that contains the heart. (16 words)

Heart wall further Layers of the heart wall, including visceral and parietal pericardium. (13 words)

Disorders of the pericardium Posterior wall of the pericardial sac. (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

The pericardium is a double-walled sac — fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium — that contains the heart.

Disorders of the pericardium Posterior wall of the pericardial sac.

Heart wall further Layers of the heart wall, including visceral and parietal pericardium.

The pericardium surrounds the heart.

Common combinations with pericardium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pericardium" in a sentence?
An example: "The pericardium is a double-walled sac — fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium — that contains the heart." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pericardium" from authentic English texts.
What does "pericardium" mean?
Pericardium means: A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
What are synonyms of "pericardium"?
Common synonyms of "pericardium" include: serous membrane, serosa.
How many example sentences with "pericardium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "pericardium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.