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myocardium

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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.
myocardium [ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm]
n pl -dia [-dɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the muscular tissue of the heart
[myo- + cardium, from Greek kardia heart]
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Noun1.myocardium - the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
cardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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