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myocardial
(redirected from myocardial cells)

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my·o·car·di·um  (m-kärd-m)
n. pl. my·o·car·di·a (-d-)
The muscular tissue of the heart.

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

myo·cardi·al adj.

myocardial [ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the muscular tissue of the heart
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Adj.1.myocardial - of or relating to the myocardium


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