endocardial
Americanadjective
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situated within the heart; intracardiac.
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Also endocardiac of or relating to the endocardium.
adjective
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of or relating to the endocardium
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within the heart
Other Word Forms
- subendocardial adjective
Etymology
Origin of endocardial
1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí ( a ) heart + -al 1; or endocardi(um) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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At this point, they are referred to as endocardial tubes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Originally, it consists of a pair of strands called cardiogenic cords that quickly form a hollow lumen and are referred to as endocardial tubes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The answer is endocardial fibro-elastosis, a peculiar hardening of the inner lining of the heart, which has no known cause.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Anything which tends to increase the acidity of the tissues and to diminish the alkalinity of the blood, whether from starvation or outer causes, seems to pro-duce endocardial and myocardial irritation, if not actual inflammation.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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