myocardium
English
Etymology
From New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).
Noun
myocardium (plural myocardiums or myocardia)
- (anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.
Synonyms
- (muscular substance of the heart): cardiac muscle, heart muscle
Hypernyms
- (muscular substance of the heart): muscle
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
muscles that surround and power the heart
|
Further reading
- “myocardium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “myocardium”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- cardiac muscle in Wikipedia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /my.oˈkar.di.um/, [myɔˈkärd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.oˈkar.di.um/, [mioˈkärd̪ium]
Noun
myocardium n (genitive myocardiī or myocardī); second declension
- myocardium
- muscular substance of the heart
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | myocardium | myocardia |
Genitive | myocardiī myocardī1 |
myocardiōrum |
Dative | myocardiō | myocardiīs |
Accusative | myocardium | myocardia |
Ablative | myocardiō | myocardiīs |
Vocative | myocardium | myocardia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-
- English terms borrowed from New Latin
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Anatomy
- en:Cardiology
- Latin 5-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
- Latin terms spelled with Y
- Latin neuter nouns