myocardium

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Noun

myocardium (plural myocardiums)

1. (anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

Synonyms

• (muscular substance of the heart) cardiac muscle, heart muscle

Related terms

• endocardium
• pericardium
• epicardium

Translations

• French: myocarde
• German: Myokard, Herzmuskel
• Italian: miocardio
• Portuguese: miocárdio
• Russian: миока́рд
• Spanish: miocardio

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