endocardium

[ en-doh-kahr-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di əm /

noun, plural en·do·car·di·a [en-doh-kahr-dee-uh] /ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di ə/. Anatomy.

the serous membrane that lines the cavities of the heart.

Origin of endocardium

First recorded in 1870–75; endo- + -cardium

Words nearby endocardium

endobronchial tube, endocardial, endocardial cushion, endocardial fibroelastosis, endocarditis, endocardium, endocarp, endocarpoid, endocast, endocentric, endocervical

British Dictionary definitions for endocardia

endocardium
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the valves

Word Origin for endocardium

C19: from New Latin, from endo- + Greek kardia heart

Medical definitions for endocardia

endocardium
[ ĕn′dō-kär′dē-əm ]

n. pl. en•do•car•di•a (-dē-ə)

The thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial and subendothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.

Other words from endocardium

en′do•car′di•al adj.