myocardium

[ mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uhm ]

/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di əm /

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noun, plural my·o·car·di·a

[mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uh]. /ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di ə/. Anatomy.

the muscular substance of the heart.

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Origin of myocardium

First recorded in 1875–80; myo- + -cardium

OTHER WORDS FROM myocardium

my·o·car·di·al, adjective

Words nearby myocardium

myocardiogram, myocardiograph, myocardiopathy, myocardiorraphy, myocarditis, myocardium, myocardosis, myocele, myocellulitis, myocerosis, Myochrysine

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How to use myocardium in a sentence

“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The myocardium at present shows no signs of poisoning but the skeletal muscles and nerve do.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Dr. Mott has found fatty degeneration of the myocardium in patients dying suddenly during alcoholism.
The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901|J. Mitchell Bruce
However, this limited inflammation of the myocardium is not dangerous.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

In course of time there develops cardiac insufficiency with fibroid degeneration of the myocardium.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for myocardium

myocardium

/ (ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

the muscular tissue of the heart

Word Origin for myocardium

C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia 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

Medical definitions for myocardium

myocardium

[ mī′ō-kär′dē-əm ]

n. pl. my•o•car•di•a (-dē-ə)

The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle.

Other words from myocardium

my′o•car′di•al adj.