pericardial etymology

English word pericardial comes from English peri- (Around or surrounding:. Near:.), English cardial ((rare) Relating to the heart.)

Detailed word origin of pericardial

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
peri- English (eng) Around or surrounding:. Near:.
cardial English (eng) (rare) Relating to the heart.
pericardial English (eng) (cardiology) Of, or relating to the pericardium.. Surrounding or next to the heart.

Words with the same origin as pericardial

Descendants of peri-
endoperitrophic perianth peribacteroid pericapsidic pericapsular pericardiocentesis perichondral pericyte peridural perigalactic perihydro perilimbal perimortem perimuscular perineural perinodal periparturient periprosthetic periscope perisplenic perithreshold perithymic periventricular περικοπή