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en·do·car·di·um

 (ĕn′dō-kär′dē-əm)
n. pl. en·do·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
The thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.
[New Latin : endo- + Greek kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
en′do·car′di·al adj.
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endocardial

(ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl) or

endocardiac

adj
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the endocardium
2. (Anatomy) within the heart
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en•do•car•di•al

(ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di əl)

adj.
1. situated within the heart.
2. Also, en•do•car•di•ac (ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr diˌæk) of or pertaining to the endocardium.
[1840–50; endo- + Greek kardí(a) heart + -al1; or endocardi (um) + -al1]
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