† pericard, n. and a. Obs.
[ad. F. péricarde (Paré, c 1560; in Cotgr.), ad. L. pericardium: see below.]
A. n. = pericardium.
| 1639 J. W. tr. Guibert's Char. Physic. iii. 143 If they desire to have the heart embalmed by it selfe,..make an Incision in the pericard. 1696 Phil. Trans. XIX. 331 In the Pericard was little or no Serum. |
B. adj. [ad. Gr. περικάρδιος: see pericardium.] Surrounding or enveloping the heart.
| 1708 Brit. Apollo No. 31. 2/2 Contain'd in Membrane Pericard. |