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epicardium
ep·i·car·di·um [ èppi krdee əm ] (plural ep·i·car·di·a [ èppi krdee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
membrane surrounding the heart: the inner layer of the fibrous sac pericardium that surrounds the heart
[Mid-19th century. <epi- + Greek kardia "heart," after pericardium]
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