noun
- Plural of epicardium; the innermost layer of the pericardium that directly covers the heart muscle.
Usage: medical/anatomical term; also called visceral pericardium
Examples
- The epicardiums of different patients showed varying degrees of inflammation.
- During cardiac surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the epicardiums to assess tissue damage.
- The epicardiums secrete a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats.
- Inflammation of the epicardiums is a condition known as epicarditis.
- Medical students studied cross-sections of epicardiums in their anatomy lab.