endocardial

[ en-doh-kahr-dee-uhl ]

adjectiveAnatomy.

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.

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

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How to use endocardial in a sentence

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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