myocardium
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌmaɪəˈkɑrdiəm/
- Specialized
:
miocardio
- The myocardium contracts to pump blood throughout the body, ensuring that organs receive the oxygen they need.
- capacity of the myocardium
- function of the myocardium
- changes in the myocardium
Examples
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Neurogenic stunned myocardium resulting from SAH is a particularly challenging clinical entity, occurring in up to 30% of patients.
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Techniques to measure the contraction or "deformation" of sequential small regions of myocardium have been developed as an alternate technique for quantifying global and segmental myocardial mechanical function.
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The data obtained allow a definite conclusion about the direct relationship between myocardium status and body mass reduction.
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The contractile capacity of the myocardium was decreased.
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OSA can increase stresses on the myocardium through various mechanisms.
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Heart failure is often caused by an MI, as damage to the myocardium affects the pump mechanism and reduces the ejection fraction.
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No evidence of disturbances in the contractile capacity of the myocardium was observed in the subjects with upper limb amputation.
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In 1982, Braunwald and Kloner described this phenomenon in humans and termed it "stunned myocardium."
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Longer durations of coronary occlusion result in progressive growth of the infarction and reduction of the amount of salvageable myocardium.
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In addition to affecting the cardiac valves, rheumatic heart disease is a pancarditis affecting, to various degrees, the endocardium, myocardium, and pericardium.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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3.5
The part of the heart that makes it beat and forms its walls
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3.8
Muscle in the heart that contracts regularly to pump blood
How Thick
- Specialized
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5.7
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
myocardium = myo + cardium
The components 'myo' and 'cardium' are not standalone English words and require specialized knowledge to understand their meaning related to heart muscle.
Etymology
Myocardium breaks into myo- meaning 'muscle' and -cardium meaning 'heart'. So myocardium is the heart's thick muscle layer that contracts to pump blood.