endocardial

[ en-doh-kahr-dee-uh l ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di əl /

adjective Anatomy.

situated within the heart; intracardiac.
Also en·do·car·di·ac [en-doh-kahr-dee-ak] /ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr diˌæk/. of or relating to the endocardium.

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Origin of endocardial

1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí(a) heart + -al1; or endocardi(um) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM endocardial

sub·en·do·car·di·al, adjective

Words nearby endocardial

endoappendicitis, endoarteritis, endobiotic, endoblast, endobronchial tube, endocardial, endocardial cushion, endocardial fibroelastosis, endocarditis, endocardium, endocarp
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British Dictionary definitions for endocardial

endocardial

endocardiac

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the endocardium
within the heart
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