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endocardium

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en⋅do⋅car⋅di⋅um

  [en-doh-kahr-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . Anatomy.
the serous membrane that lines the cavities of the heart.
Origin:
1870–75; endo- + -cardium
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en·do·car·di·um   (ěn'dō-kär'dē-əm)   
n.   pl. en·do·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
The thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.

[New Latin : endo- + Greek kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
en'do·car'di·al adj.
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Main Entry: en·do·car·di·um
Pronunciation: -'kärd-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural en·do·car·dia /-E-&/
: a thin serous membrane lining the cavities of the heart
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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endocardium en·do·car·di·um (ěn'dō-kär'dē-əm)
n. pl. en·do·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
The thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial and subendothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.

en'do·car'di·al adj.

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