paracardial
English
Etymology
para- + cardial
Adjective
paracardial (not comparable)
- Outside the pericardium
- 2015 August 14, “Implications of Pericardial, Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Vascular Inflammation Measured Using 18 FDG-PET/CT”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- Recently, pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) [EAT plus paracardial adipose tissue] has been recognized as a novel risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD).
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Related terms
- epicardial