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myocardium

 
Dictionary: my·o·car·di·um   ('ō-kär'dē-əm) pronunciation
 
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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Dental Dictionary: myocardium
 

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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.

 

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

 
Veterinary Dictionary: myocardium
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The middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle.

 
 

 

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