heart muscle
heart muscle · heart muscles
миокард
Synonym of cardiac muscleSynonym of cardiac muscle.
» The heart is a muscle.
Das Herz ist ein Muskel.
Сердце - это мышца.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of cardiac muscle.
More definitions
- the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
Examples
4 sentencesThe heart is a muscle.
ruСердце - это мышца. — Selena777
deDas Herz ist ein Muskel. — Esperantostern
Once damaged, those heart muscle cells — called cardiomyocytes — have very little ability to renew themselves.
The procedure is called catheter ablation because it burns off a small amount of heart muscle.
A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, happens when a part of the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood.
Forms
plural: heart muscles| Singular | heart muscle |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction:cardiac muscle