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myocardium
[ mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uhm ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural my·o·car·di·a [mahy-, uh, -, kahr, -dee-, uh].
- the muscular substance of the heart.
myocardium
/ ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm /
noun
- the muscular tissue of the heart
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Other Words From
- myo·cardi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of myocardium1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of myocardium1
C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart
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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.
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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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