epicardium
noun
epicardium is spelled E-P-I-C-A-R-D-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epicardium means “The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epicardium is epicardiums or epicardia.
How many letters and syllables are in epicardium?
| Letters | 10: E-P-I-C-A-R-D-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is epicardium?
Epicardium appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce epicardium?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-epicardium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of epicardium
- epicardiums plural
- epicardia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epicardium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epicardium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does epicardium come from?
New Latin, from Latin epi- (“over”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).