PARIETAL PERICARDIUM

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Meaning:

The tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("parietal pericardium" is a kind of...):

serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)

Holonyms ("parietal pericardium" is a part of...):

pericardium (a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)

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