myocardium

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noun

The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

Similar
cardiac muscleheart muscle
OriginNew Latin myocardium ← Ancient Greek μῦς →
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Meanings

nounmyocardium (plural myocardiums or myocardia)

plural myocardiums · plural myocardia

  1. anatomyThe muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

    Synonyms: cardiac muscle, heart muscle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

Similar
cardiac muscleheart muscle
Also see
cardiac muscle

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμῦς“muscle”
  2. New Latinmyocardium
  3. Englishmyocardium

From New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).

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Translations

Catalan miocardi
  • miocardimuscles that surround and power the heart
Chinese Mandarin 心肌
  • 心肌 (xīnjī)muscles that surround and power the heart
Czech myokard
  • myokardmuscles that surround and power the heart
Finnish sydänlihas
  • sydänlihasmuscles that surround and power the heart
French myocarde
  • myocardemuscles that surround and power the heart
German Myokard, Herzmuskel
  • Myokardmuscles that surround and power the heart
  • Herzmuskelmuscles that surround and power the heart
Greek μυοκάρδιο
  • μυοκάρδιο (myokárdio)muscles that surround and power the heart
Hungarian miokardium, szívizom
  • miokardiummuscles that surround and power the heart
  • szívizommuscles that surround and power the heart
Icelandic hjartavöðvi
  • hjartavöðvimuscles that surround and power the heart
Italian miocardio
  • miocardiomuscles that surround and power the heart
Japanese 心筋
  • 心筋 (shinkin)muscles that surround and power the heart
Korean 심근
  • 심근 (simgeun)muscles that surround and power the heart
Polish mięsień sercowy
  • mięsień sercowymuscles that surround and power the heart
Portuguese miocárdio
  • miocárdiomuscles that surround and power the heart
Romanian miocard, mușchi al inimii
  • miocardmuscles that surround and power the heart
  • mușchi al inimiimuscles that surround and power the heart
Russian миока́рд
  • миока́рд (miokárd)muscles that surround and power the heart
Spanish miocardio
  • miocardiomuscles that surround and power the heart
Swedish hjärtmuskulatur, myokardium
  • hjärtmuskulaturmuscles that surround and power the heart
  • myokardiummuscles that surround and power the heart
Cite this entry
APA

myocardium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myocardium

MLA

“myocardium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myocardium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myocardium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myocardium.

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