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paracardial

paracardial adjective: outside the pericardium.

Adjective

paracardial (not comparable)

  1. Outside the pericardium
    • Recently, pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) [EAT plus paracardial adipose tissue] has been recognized as a novel risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD).2015 August 14, “Implications of Pericardial, Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Vascular Inflammation Measured Using 18 FDG-PET/CT”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of paracardial

From para- + cardial.

Questions about paracardial

What does paracardial mean?
Paracardial means outside the pericardium.
What part of speech is paracardial?
Paracardial is an adjective.

Words near paracardial in the dictionary

  1. paracapillary
  2. paracapsular
  3. paracarcinoma
  4. paracarcinomatous
  5. paracardiac
  6. paracardial
  7. paracarmine
  8. paracarpel
  9. paracarpels
  10. Paracas
  11. paracasein

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