cardiomyocyte

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noun

A cardiac muscle cell (or myocyte) in the heart.

OriginEnglish myocyte ← Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) ← Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā →
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Meanings

nouncardiomyocyte (plural cardiomyocytes)

plural cardiomyocytes

  1. A cardiac muscle cell (or myocyte) in the heart.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  6. Englishcardio-
  7. Englishmyocyte
  8. Englishcardiomyocyte

From cardio- + myocyte.

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Translations

Czech kardiomyocyt
  • kardiomyocytcardiac muscle cell
Danish hjertemuskelcelle
  • hjertemuskelcellecardiac muscle cell
Italian cardiomiocita
  • cardiomiocitacardiac muscle cell
Norwegian Bokmål hjertemuskelcelle
  • hjertemuskelcellecardiac muscle cell

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myocardiocyte
Cite this entry
APA

cardiomyocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyocyte

MLA

“cardiomyocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyocyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiomyocyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyocyte.

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