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Related to myocardium: cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, ischemia, Hibernating myocardium
myocardium
[mi″o-kar´de-um]the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle. adj., adj myocar´dial.
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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]
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myocardium
(mī′ō-kär′dē-əm)n. pl. myocar·dia (-dē-ə)
The muscular tissue of the heart.
my′o·car′di·al adj.
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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]
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myocardium
the muscular wall of the vertebrate heart.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Myocardium
The thick middle layer of the heart that forms the bulk of the heart wall and contracts as the organ beats.
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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]
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