myocardium

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

New Latin < Ancient Greek μῦς (mys), “‘muscle’”) + καρδία (kardiā), “‘heart’”).

[edit] Noun

myocardium (plural myocardia)

1. (anatomy, cardiology) The muscles that surround and power the heart; blood is supplied by the coronary arteries.

[edit] Derived terms

• myocardial
• myocarditis
• myocardial infarction

[edit] Related terms

• endocardium
• pericardium

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• myocardium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• myocardium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911