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

They then fit a silicone wrapping around it, which acted as a soft, synthetic myocardium, or muscular lining.

From Science Daily

In a second study involving autopsies from 39 COVID-19 cases, researchers found a presence of viral infection within the myocardium or the middle, muscular layer of the heart, in 24 patients.

From Fox News

He stepped on his switch and said, “There are two lacerations of the myocardium; a one-point-five-centimeter laceration in the right ventricle and a one-point-eight-centimeter laceration penetrating the left ventricle.”

From Literature

Growth of engineered human myocardium with mechanical loading and vascular coculture.

From Nature

After 10 days the walls of the organ had become lined with new myocardium which even showed signs of electrical activity.

From The Guardian