endocardial

[ en-doh-kahr-dee-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. situated within the heart; intracardiac.
2. Also en·do·car·di·ac [] of or relating to the endocardium.

endocardial

/ ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the endocardium
2. within the heart

Other Words From

• suben·do·cardi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocardial¹

1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí ( a ) heart + -al ¹; or endocardi(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

When it is established the septum primum grows down and meets the endocardial cushions, and so the ostium primum is obliterated.

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