myocardium

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, muscle) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, heart).

Noun

myocardium (plural myocardiums or myocardia)

  1. (anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

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Hypernyms

  • (muscular substance of the heart): muscle

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Noun

myocardium n (genitive myocardiī or myocardī); second declension

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. muscular substance of the heart

Declension

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