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.

Nearby words

endoappendicitis, endoarteritis, endobiotic, endoblast, endobronchial tube, endocardial, endocardial cushion, endocardial fibroelastosis, endocarditis, endocardium, endocarp

Origin of endocardial

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

Related forms

sub·en·do·car·di·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for endocardial

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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British Dictionary definitions for endocardial

endocardial

endocardiac

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the endocardium

within the heart

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