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myocardium

 
Dictionary: my·o·car·di·um   (mī'ō-kär'dē-əm) pronunciation
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n., pl., -di·a (-dē-ə).
The muscular tissue of the heart.

[New Latin : MYO- + Greek kardiā, heart.]

myocardial my'o·car'di·al adj.

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The thick, contractile middle layer of uniquely constructed and arranged muscle cells (cardiac muscle) that form the bulk of the heart wall.

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The middle region of the wall of the heart composed mainly of cardiac muscle. Compare endocardium, epicardium.

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The middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle.

 
 

 

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