Tissue
endocardium Audio
en·do·car·di·um [ en-doh-kahr-dee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Heart
Etymology:
Greek endon = within + kardia = heart
Definitions related to endocardium:
  • Innermost layer of the heart, comprised of endothelial cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The inner layer of the wall of the heart.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The innermost layer of the heart, comprised of endothelial cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The layer of endothelial cells and connective tissue lining the chambers of the heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Tunica intima which has as its parts the endothelium of endocardium and the fibroelastic connective tissue that surrounds the cavity of a cardiac chamber.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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