myocardium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).
Meanings
- The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| myocardiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| myocardia | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
myocardial infarction · myocarditis · myocardial · intramyocardium · midmyocardium · myocardiac · endomyocardium
Hypernyms
muscular substance of the heart
Relateds
pericardium · cardiomyopathy · endocardium · epicardium
Synonyms
heart muscle (muscular substance of the heart) · cardiac muscle (muscular substance of the heart)
Translations (27)
fr myocarde (muscles that surround and power the heart) · pl mięsień sercowy (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ko 심근 (muscles that surround and power the heart) · pt miocárdio (muscles that surround and power the heart) · es miocardio (muscles that surround and power the heart) · el μυοκάρδιο (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ka გულის კუნთი (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ka მიოკარდი (muscles that surround and power the heart) · fi sydänlihas (muscles that surround and power the heart) · sv myokardium (muscles that surround and power the heart) · hu szívizom (muscles that surround and power the heart) · it miocardio (muscles that surround and power the heart) · sv hjärtmuskulatur (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ja 心筋 (muscles that surround and power the heart) · gl miocardio (muscles that surround and power the heart) · hu miokardium (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ro mușchi al inimii (muscles that surround and power the heart) · kmr masûlkeya dil (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ka მიოკარდიუმი (muscles that surround and power the heart) · de Myokard (muscles that surround and power the heart) · de Herzmuskel (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ru миока́рд (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ro miocard (muscles that surround and power the heart) · is hjartavöðvi (muscles that surround and power the heart) · ca miocardi (muscles that surround and power the heart) · cmn 心肌 (muscles that surround and power the heart) · cs myokard (muscles that surround and power the heart)