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Pleura vs Pericardium - What's the difference?

pleura | pericardium |

As nouns the difference between pleura and pericardium

is that pleura is the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane while pericardium is a serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

pleura

English

(wikipedia pleura)

Noun

(pleurae)
  • (anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
  • English plurals

    • Meronyms

    * parietal pleura * visceral pleura

    Derived terms

    * pleural * pleuretic * pleurisy * cervical pleura * costal pleura * diaphragmatic pleura * mediastinal pleura * parietal pleura * visceral pleura

    pericardium

    English

    (wikipedia pericardium)

    Noun

    (pericardia)
  • (anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

    • Synonyms

    * heart sac * theca cordis

    Derived terms

    * pericardiac * pericardial * pericarditis

    See also

    * endocardium * myocardium