myocardium

[ mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di əm /

noun, plural my·o·car·di·a [mahy-uh-kahr-dee-uh] /ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di ə/. Anatomy.

the muscular substance of the heart.

Origin of myocardium

First recorded in 1875–80; myo- + -cardium

OTHER WORDS FROM myocardium

my·o·car·di·al, adjective

Words nearby myocardium

myocardiogram, myocardiograph, myocardiopathy, myocardiorraphy, myocarditis, myocardium, myocardosis, myocele, myocellulitis, myocerosis, myoclonia

Example sentences from the Web for myocardial

  • Provided there is no evidence of gross myocardial lesion, the extrasystole itself is of no great significance.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for myocardial (1 of 2)

myocardial
/ (ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the muscular tissue of the heart

British Dictionary definitions for myocardial (2 of 2)

myocardium
/ (ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

the muscular tissue of the heart

Word Origin for myocardium

C19: myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart

Medical definitions for myocardial

myocardium
[ mī′ō-kär′dē-əm ]

n. pl. my•o•car•di•a (-dē-ə)

The middle layer of the heart, consisting of cardiac muscle.

Other words from myocardium

my′o•car′di•al adj.