出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/06/13 14:18 UTC 版)
New Latin, from Latin epi- (“over”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/06 02:14 UTC 版)
Epicardium describes the outer layer of heart tissue (from Greek; epi- outer, cardium heart). When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer.