Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the myocardium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the myocardium.

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  • adjective cardiology Relating to the myocardium or thick muscular wall of the heart.

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  • adjective of or relating to the myocardium

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Examples

  • The place is dark and, even in the decreed absence of cigarettes and cigars, still feels smoky; the walls are festooned with somebody’s dim idea of celebrity caricature unrecognizable; the potatoes look like they could be called the myocardial infarction facilitation kit—pancakes fried in diesel grease, possibly?

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  • The place is dark and, even in the decreed absence of cigarettes and cigars, still feels smoky; the walls are festooned with somebody’s dim idea of celebrity caricature unrecognizable; the potatoes look like they could be called the myocardial infarction facilitation kit—pancakes fried in diesel grease, possibly?

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • The place is dark and, even in the decreed absence of cigarettes and cigars, still feels smoky; the walls are festooned with somebody’s dim idea of celebrity caricature unrecognizable; the potatoes look like they could be called the myocardial infarction facilitation kit—pancakes fried in diesel grease, possibly?

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • It is also known as myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan, radionuclide stress test, and nuclear stress test.

    The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009

  • According to the complaint, over the course of a year, Ms Larosa was hospitalized 3 times for heart problems, classified as myocardial ischemic events, before she had a fatal stroke.

    Government Estimates 83,000 Excess Heart Attacks Caused By Avandia 2008

  • He has a condition known as myocardial ischemia, in which clogged arteries reduce the flow of oxygen to the heart.

    Born Again 2008

  • Heart attack, which medical practitioners call myocardial infarction MI, coronary thrombosis, or coronary occlusion, can happen if a blood clot completely blocks blood flow through a coronary artery.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • To do that, the GSK officials focused not on heart-attack data but on a broader, less well defined category of heart problems called myocardial ischemia.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Angina pectoris (a symptom of a condition called myocardial ischemia) is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort usually due to coronary artery disease.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • To do that, the GSK officials focused not on heart-attack data but on a broader, less well defined category of heart problems called myocardial ischemia.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

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