myocardium

Noun

Meaning

The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cardiac muscle heart muscle brawn muscle myocarditis infarction AMI infarct myocardial cardiomyopathy cardiac pacemaker muscular layer cardiac muscle layer contractile layer infarcts
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Hypernyms

cardiac muscle heart muscle

Related terms

endocardium pericardium epicardium cardiomyopathy

Derivatives

myocardia

Examples

Arrhythmias Ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency Proper function of the heart relies on a healthy Electrical conduction system of the heart and an orderly transmission of the action potentials that signal the myocardium to contract. Source: Internet

Definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy. ; Uhl anomaly : A congenital heart defect in which the right ventricular myocardium is too thin or absent. Source: Internet

Disorders of the myocardium The diagram shows a healthy heart (left) and one suffering from right ventricular hypertrophy (right). Source: Internet

It is continuous with the endothelium of the veins and arteries of the heart, and is joined to the myocardium with a thin layer of connective tissue. Source: Internet

The Thebesian veins within the myocardium of the heart are valveless veins that drain directly into the chambers of the heart. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

myocardiotoxicity myocarditic myocarditis Myocastor Myocastor coypus myocastorid