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pericardiectomy

Excision of a portion of the pericardium. SYN: pericardectomy. [pericardium + G. ektome, excision]

- radical p. excision of almost the entire pericardium.

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peri·car·di·ec·to·my .per-ə-.kärd-ē-'ek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of the pericardium

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(pericardectomy)

surgical removal of the membranous sac surrounding the heart (pericardium). It is used in the treatment of chronic constrictive pericarditis and chronic pericardial effusion (see pericarditis).

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peri·car·di·ec·to·my (per″e-kahr″de-ekґtə-me) [pericardium + -ectomy] surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.

Medical dictionary. 2011.