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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • myo·cardi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myocardium1

First recorded in 1875–80; myo- + -cardium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myocardium1

C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart
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Example Sentences

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

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.

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.”

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.

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