Endocardium
[en-doh-kahr-dee-uh m] /ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di əm/
noun, plural endocardia
[en-doh-kahr-dee-uh] /ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr di ə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the serous membrane that lines the cavities of the heart.
/ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəm/
noun (pl) -dia (-dɪə)
1.
the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the valves
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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