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.
the muscular substance of the heart.
Nearby words
- myocardiogram,
- myocardiograph,
- myocardiopathy,
- myocardiorraphy,
- myocarditis,
- myocardosis,
- myocele,
- myocellulitis,
- myocerosis,
- myoclonia
Origin of myocardium
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Examples from the Web for myocardium
The myocardium at present shows no signs of poisoning but the skeletal muscles and nerve do.
In course of time there develops cardiac insufficiency with fibroid degeneration of the myocardium.
However, this limited inflammation of the myocardium is not dangerous.
myocardium
noun plural -dia (-dɪə)
Word Origin for myocardium
C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart
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myocardium
1866, from myo- + Latinized form of Greek kardia "heart" (see heart). Related: Myocardial; myocarditis.
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myocardium
[mī′ō-kär′dē-əm]
n. pl. my•o•car•di•a (-dē-ə)
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