- chylopericardium
- A milky pericardial effusion resulting from obstruction of the thoracic duct, from trauma, or of idiopathic origin.
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chy·lo·peri·car·di·um (ki″lo-per″ĭ-kahrґde-əm) the presence of effused chyle in the pericardium, usually due to trauma to the thoracic duct.
Medical dictionary. 2011.