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| my·o·car·di·um [ m ō krdee əm ] (plural my·o·car·di·a [ m ō krdee ə ]) |
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heart muscle tissue: the thick muscular wall of the heart. The myocardium is thickest around the left ventricle where the pressure generated by the heart is greatest.
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| [Late 19th century. <myo- after pericardium] |
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