Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated within the heart.
- Pertaining to the endocardium.
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- adjective medicine In or pertaining to the
endocardium
Etymologies
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Examples
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Also called atrioventricular septal defect or endocardial cushion defect.
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We would be looking for hydrocephalus, an endocardial cushion defect or abdominal wall defect, nuchal fold thickening, a short or absent nasal bone, hydronephrosis, echogenic bowel, shortened humeri or femurs—all markers used in the ultrasound diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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She went back to the heart and split it apart, exposing the interventricular septum and the endocardial wall.
Fatal Care Goldberg, Leonard 2001
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Joanna spread the heart open again and pointed at the large mass that involved the upper septum and extended down into the endocardial wall.
Fatal Care Goldberg, Leonard 2001
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The aortic and pulmonary semilunar valves are formed from four endocardial thickeningsan anterior, a posterior, and two lateralwhich appear at the proximal end of the truncus arteriosus.
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These thickenings, or endocardial cushions (Fig. 465) as they are termed, project into the canal, and, meeting in the middle line, unite to form the septum intermedium which divides the canal into two channels, the future right and left atrioventricular orifices.
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A similar wound was next found in the pericardium, and upon examining the heart there was seen a clean, incised wound 1/2 inch in length, directly into the right ventricle, the endocardial wound being 3/8 inch long.
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A similar wound was next found in the pericardium, and upon examining the heart there was seen a clean, incised wound 1/2 inch in length, directly into the right ventricle, the endocardial wound being 3/8 inch long.
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The deception was possibly due to the presence of loose and shaggy membrane attached to the endocardial lining of the heart, or in some cases to echinococci or trichine.
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The deception was possibly due to the presence of loose and shaggy membrane attached to the endocardial lining of the heart, or in some cases to echinococci or trichine.
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