Myocardium Definition

mīō-kärdē-əm
myocardia
noun
The muscular substance of the heart.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Myocardium

Noun

Singular:
myocardium
Plural:
myocardia

Origin of Myocardium

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mys, “muscle") + καρδία (kardiā, “heart").

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin myo– Greek kardiā heart kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Myocardium Sentence Examples

  • The greater part of the heart wall is composed of muscle called myocardium.

  • It is difficult to obtain viable myocardium including suitable normal tissue.

  • Cardiac involvement occurs frequently in HIV/AIDS patients and it seems likely that the myocardium, pericardium and/or endocardium are involved.

  • Diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer Cardiology - FDG and ammonia investigations of hibernating myocardium, using dynamic and gated imaging techniques.

  • Ideally, both contraction and integration with host myocardium should have occurred in order for the therapy to be effective.

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