myocardium

[ mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural my·o·car·di·a [mahy-, uh, -, kahr, -dee-, uh].

1. the muscular substance of the heart.

myocardium

/ ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm /

noun

1. the muscular tissue of the heart

Other Words From

• myo·cardi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of myocardium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of myocardium¹

C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart

Example Sentences

“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.

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The myocardium at present shows no signs of poisoning but the skeletal muscles and nerve do.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Mott has found fatty degeneration of the myocardium in patients dying suddenly during alcoholism.

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However, this limited inflammation of the myocardium is not dangerous.

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In course of time there develops cardiac insufficiency with fibroid degeneration of the myocardium.

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