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Noun: epicardium (epicardia)  ,e-pi'kaa(r)-dee-um
  1. The innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
    "The epicardium is the outermost layer of the heart wall";
    - visceral pericardium

Derived forms: epicardia

Type of: serosa, serous membrane

Part of: pericardium

Encyclopedia: Epicardium