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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- pericardium (n.)
- early 15c., Latinized form of Gk. Perikardion (περικάρδιον) "(membrane) around the heart" (Galen), from peri (prep.) "around, about" (see peri-) + kardia (καρδία) "heart" (see heart). Related: Pericardiac.
- word-forming element meaning "around, about, enclosing," from Gk. Peri/περί (prep.) "around, about, beyond," cognate with Skt. pari "around, about, through," L. per (see per).
- pericarditis (n.)
- 1799, from pericardium + -itis.
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