endocardial
Americanadjective
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situated within the heart; intracardiac.
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Also endocardiac of or relating to the endocardium.
adjective
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of or relating to the endocardium
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within the heart
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of endocardial
1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí ( a ) heart + -al 1; or endocardi(um) + -al 1
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At this point, they are referred to as endocardial tubes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Originally, it consists of a pair of strands called cardiogenic cords that quickly form a hollow lumen and are referred to as endocardial tubes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The answer is endocardial fibro-elastosis, a peculiar hardening of the inner lining of the heart, which has no known cause.
From Time Magazine Archive
When it is established the septum primum grows down and meets the endocardial cushions, and so the ostium primum is obliterated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Between the auricle and ventricle is the auriculo-ventricular valve, which primarily consists of two cusps, comparable to the two endocardial cushions of the human embryo, though in some forms they may be subdivided.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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