myocardium
myocardium · myocardiums · myocardia
миокард
Myokard, Herzmuskel
The muscular substance of the heartThe muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.
US/mˌaɪəkˈɑɹdiəm/
Meaning
1 sensesThe muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.
Myokard, Herzmuskel
миока́рдmiokárd
the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
muscles that surround and power the heart:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
muscles that surround and power the heart:
Origin
From New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heartFrom New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).
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Forms
plural: myocardiums / myocardia| Singular | myocardium |
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| Plural | myocardiums / myocardia |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsmuscular substance of the heart:cardiac muscleheart muscle
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular