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myocardium

/mˌaɪəkˈɑɹdiəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
my-ocardi-um
IPA
/mˌaɪəkˈɑɹdiəm/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱerd-, myocardium, μῦς

Inflected Forms

myocardiums (plural) myocardia (plural)

Derived Forms

endomyocardium intramyocardium midmyocardium myocardiac myocardial myocarditis

Phrases

myocardial infarction

Frequently Paired Words

cardiomyopathy endocardium epicardium pericardium

Synonyms

cardiac muscle heart muscle

Questions

How do you pronounce myocardium?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌaɪəkˈɑɹdiəm/.
What does myocardium mean?
The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.
Where does myocardium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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