Anatomy
cardiac wall
car·di·ac wall
Definitions related to cardiac wall:
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All of the tissue that comprises the solid, outer structure of the heart, including the epicardium, the myocardium, and the endocardium.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(wall of heart) Wall of organ which has as its parts the endocardium, myocardium, epicardium, and the cardiac septum, surrounded by the pericardial sac proper and is continuous with the walls of the systemic and pulmonary arterial and venous trees.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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