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endocardial

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en·do·car·di·um  (nd-kärd-m)
n. pl. en·do·car·di·a (-d-)
The thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.

[New Latin : endo- + Greek kardi, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

endo·cardi·al adj.

endocardial [ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl], endocardiac
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the endocardium
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) within the heart


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