myocardium

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M0509700 (mī′ō-kär′dē-əm)n. pl. my·o·car·di·a (-dē-ə) The muscular tissue of the heart.

[New Latin : myo- + Greek kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

my′o·car′di·al adj.

myocardium

(ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm) n, pl -dia (-dɪə) (Anatomy) the muscular tissue of the heart[C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart]

my•o•car•di•um

(ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di əm)

n., pl. -di•a (-di ə) the muscular substance of the heart. [1875–80] my`o•car′di•al, adj.

myocardium

Cardiac muscle forming the middle layer of the heart wall.

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Noun

myocardium - the middle muscular layer of the heart wallcardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction

Translations

miocardiomiocardioмиокард

myocardium

the muscular tissue of the heart

Myocardium

the muscular layer that constitutes most of the heart. It consists of striated muscle tissue made up of a dense aggregation of muscle cells. A functional characteristic of the myocardium is rhythmic, automatic contraction alternating with relaxation, which continues without interruption throughout the life of the organism.

myocardium

[‚mī·ə′kärd·ē·əm] (histology) The muscular tissue of the heart wall.

myocardium

[mi″o-kar´de-um] the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle. adj., adj myocar´dial.

my·o·car·di·um

, pl.

my·o·car·di·a

(mī'ō-kar'dē-ŭm, -kar'dē-ă), [TA] The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle. [myo- + G. kardia, heart]

myocardium

(mī′ō-kär′dē-əm)n. pl. myocar·dia (-dē-ə) The muscular tissue of the heart.

my′o·car′di·al adj.

my·o·car·di·um

, pl. myocardia (mī'ō-kahr'dē-ŭm, -ă) [TA] The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle. [myo- + G. kardia, heart]

myocardium

the muscular wall of the vertebrate heart.

Myocardium

The thick middle layer of the heart that forms the bulk of the heart wall and contracts as the organ beats.Mentioned in: Angina, Antimyocardial Antibody Test, Cardiomyopathy, Pericardiocentesis

my·o·car·di·um

, pl. myocardia (mī'ō-kahr'dē-ŭm, -ă) [TA] The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle. [myo- + G. kardia, heart]

See myocardium

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noun the middle muscular layer of the heart wall

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