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myocardium

[mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uh m]
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noun, plural my·o·car·di·a [mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uh] /ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di ə/. Anatomy.
  1. the muscular substance of the heart.
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Origin of myocardium

First recorded in 1875–80; myo- + -cardium
Related formsmy·o·car·di·al, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • Provided there is no evidence of gross myocardial lesion, the extrasystole itself is of no great significance.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:

    Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for myocardial

myocardial

adjective
  1. of or relating to the muscular tissue of the heart
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myocardium

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)
  1. the muscular tissue of the heart
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Word Origin

C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart
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Word Origin and History for myocardial

myocardium

n.

1866, from myo- + Latinized form of Greek kardia "heart" (see heart). Related: Myocardial; myocarditis.

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myocardial in Medicine

myocardium

(mī′ō-kär′dē-əm)
n. pl. my•o•car•di•a (-dē-ə)
  1. The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle.
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Related formsmy′o•car′di•al adj.
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