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MYOCARDIUM
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Irregular inflected form: myocardia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The middle muscular layer of the heart wall
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("myocardium" is a kind of...):
cardiac muscle; heart muscle (the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction)
Derivation:
myocardial (of or relating to the myocardium)
Context examples:
Perfusion of blood through the myocardium.
(Myocardial Blood Flow, NCI Thesaurus)
Of or pertaining to the myocardium.
(Myocardial, NCI Thesaurus)
Dobutamine hydrochloride, mimics the effects of dopamine and stimulates beta-1 adrenergic receptors located in the myocardium.
(Dobutamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Concept refers both to administration into myocardium and within a chamber of the heart.
(Intracardiac Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare malignant mesenchymal tumor with skeletal muscle differentiation arising within the myocardium.
(Cardiac Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a long standing and persistent uncoordinated atrial myocardium activation due to multiple reentry circuits with consequent deterioration of atrial mechanical function.
(Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon injection, copper Cu 62-ETS distributes to various organs, especially the kidneys and the myocardium.
(Copper Cu 62 Ethylglyoxal Bis(thiosemicarbazone), NCI Thesaurus)
Penetration of a lead through an anatomical structure such as systemic vein, coronary vein, or the myocardium.
(Perforation due to Lead, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Signs and symptoms related to acute ischemia of the myocardium secondary to coronary artery disease.
(Acute Coronary Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area.
(Acute Myocardial Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
