endocardial
Americanadjective
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situated within the heart; intracardiac.
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Also endocardiac of or relating to the endocardium.
adjective
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of or relating to the endocardium
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within the heart
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of endocardial
1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí ( a ) heart + -al 1; or endocardi(um) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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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
Acute endocarditis can probably not occur without some inyocarditis, and myocarditis probably does not occur without some endocardial disturbance and perhaps some pericardial irritation.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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 Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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