Recent Examples on the WebInstead, the immune system is responding to the vaccine in a way that also happens to react with heart cells in the myocardium.—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2023 Myocarditis is a disease that causes inflammation in a middle layer of the heart muscle called the myocardium.—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2023 Myocarditis is inflammation of the myocardium, the muscles in the heart, according to Medline Plus.—Korin Miller, Health.com, 26 Apr. 2021 Hemorrhagic softening of the myocardium, liver, kidneys and spleen.—Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from my- + Greek kardia heart — more at heart
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