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endocardial

American  
[en-doh-kahr-dee-uhl] / ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di əl /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. situated within the heart; intracardiac.

  2. Also endocardiac of or relating to the endocardium.


endocardial British  
/ ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the endocardium

  2. within the heart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of endocardial

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

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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

At this point, they 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

The deception was possibly due to the presence of loose and shaggy membrane attached to the endocardial lining of the heart, or in some cases to echinococci or trichine.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The aortic and pulmonary valves are laid down in the ventral aorta, before it is divided into aorta and pulmonary artery, as four endocardial cushions; anterior, posterior and two lateral.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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