myocardium
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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
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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.
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /my.oˈkar.di.um/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.oˈkar.di.um/,
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).