See Also: Dioecia(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
pericardial tap(medicine)
pericardial sac(medicine)
pericardial rub(medicine)
Pericardial(medicine)
pericardial veins(medicine)
pericardial villi(medicine)
pericardial cavity(medicine)
pericardial tamponade(medicine)

pericardial sac (medicine) and Dioecia (medicine)


pericardial sac (medicine)


pericardial sac
<anatomy> A tough fibrous membrane that envelops and protects the heart.


Dioecia (medicine)


dioecia


1. <botany> A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants.

2. <marine biology> A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. = twice + a house.