(¦hē·mō′per·ə′kärd·ē·əm)

(medicine) The presence of blood or bloody effusion in the pericardial sac.


hemopericardium

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('mō-pĕr'ĭ-kär'dē-əm)
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Blood in the pericardial sac.

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An effusion of blood in the pericardial cavity, caused by rupture of the atrium, perforation of the ventricle or rupture of a coronary artery. It is usually manifested by very sudden death.

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