endocardial

[ en-doh-kahr-dee-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. situated within the heart; intracardiac.
2. Also en·do·car·di·ac [] of or relating to the endocardium.

endocardial

/ ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the endocardium
2. within the heart

Other Words From

• suben·do·cardi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocardial¹

1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí ( a ) heart + -al ¹; or endocardi(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

But on the basis of the cells’ marker-gene expression and location, we would suggest that they are instead endocardial cells that line the heart chamber.

From Nature

"The risk of an endocardial cushion defect among babies whose mothers did not take decongestants is about 3 per 10,000 live births."

From Reuters

First-trimester use of phenylephrine, which is found in Sudafed among other products, was tied to an eight-fold higher risk of a heart defect called endocardial cushion defect.

From Reuters

When it is established the septum primum grows down and meets the endocardial cushions, and so the ostium primum is obliterated.

From Project Gutenberg

The aortic and pulmonary valves are laid down in the ventral aorta, before it is divided into aorta and pulmonary artery, as four endocardial cushions; anterior, posterior and two lateral.

From Project Gutenberg