Definition of endocardium in English:
endocardium
noun ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəmˌɛndoʊˈkɑrdiəm
The thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been known that muscle fibers in a heart are arranged in such a way that their orientation changes continuously from endocardium to epicardium of the free wall.
- It is characterized by the growth of a thick meshwork of fibrous tissues within the endocardium and heart valves.
- In this case, the diffraction became very weak when the beam moved from the endocardial surface into the left ventricle cavity, making it easier to identify the position of the endocardium.
- These modified cardiac fibers lie beneath the endocardium.
- The pericardium, cardiac valves, endocardium, and coronary arteries were normal.
- Only rarely does it involve the endocardium or cardiac valves.
- To clearly define the beam position, contrast agent may help identify the endocardium by attenuating the x-ray beam in the cavity.
- The immune system usually kills these organisms, but sometimes they survive and affect the heart valve or another section of the endocardium.
- The endocardium showed prominent endocardial fibroelastosis, particularly in sections obtained from the right side of the heart.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from endo- 'within' + Greek kardia 'heart'.
Definition of endocardium in US English:
endocardium
nounˌɛndoʊˈkɑrdiəmˌendōˈkärdēəm
The thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
Example sentencesExamples
- The endocardium showed prominent endocardial fibroelastosis, particularly in sections obtained from the right side of the heart.
- The pericardium, cardiac valves, endocardium, and coronary arteries were normal.
- Only rarely does it involve the endocardium or cardiac valves.
- In this case, the diffraction became very weak when the beam moved from the endocardial surface into the left ventricle cavity, making it easier to identify the position of the endocardium.
- These modified cardiac fibers lie beneath the endocardium.
- It has been known that muscle fibers in a heart are arranged in such a way that their orientation changes continuously from endocardium to epicardium of the free wall.
- It is characterized by the growth of a thick meshwork of fibrous tissues within the endocardium and heart valves.
- To clearly define the beam position, contrast agent may help identify the endocardium by attenuating the x-ray beam in the cavity.
- The immune system usually kills these organisms, but sometimes they survive and affect the heart valve or another section of the endocardium.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from endo- ‘within’ + Greek kardia ‘heart’.