myocardium
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).
Noun
myocardium (plural myocardiums or myocardia)
Derived terms
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Translations
muscles that surround and power the heart
Further reading
- myocardium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- myocardium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cardiac muscle in Wikipedia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /my.oˈkar.di.um/, [mʏ.ɔˈkar.di.ʊ̃]
Noun
myocardium n (genitive myocardiī or myocardī); second declension
- myocardium
- muscular substance of the heart
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | myocardium | myocardia |
Genitive | myocardiī myocardī1 |
myocardiōrum |
Dative | myocardiō | myocardiīs |
Accusative | myocardium | myocardia |
Ablative | myocardiō | myocardiīs |
Vocative | myocardium | myocardia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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