Saturday, 17 November 2012

pericardium=بيريكارديوم

-->
pericardium=بيريكارديوم

ONLINE 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.


peri-
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.


No comments:

Post a Comment