Tissue
endocardium

en·do·car·di·um [ en-doh-kahr-dee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Heart
Etymology:
Greek endon = within + kardia = heart
Definitions related to endocardium:
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Innermost layer of the heart, comprised of endothelial cells.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The inner layer of the wall of the heart.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The innermost layer of the heart, comprised of endothelial cells.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The layer of endothelial cells and connective tissue lining the chambers of the heart.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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 AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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