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Descriptor
English
:
Myocardium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Miocardio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Miocárdio
Synonyms
English
:
Cardiac Muscle
Cardiac Muscles
Heart Muscle
Heart Muscles
Muscle, Cardiac
Muscle, Heart
Muscles, Cardiac
Muscles, Heart
Myocardia
Tree Number:
A02.633.580
A07.541.704
A10.690.552.750
Definition
English
:
The muscle
tissue
of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary
muscle cells
(MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
the heart as
tissue
, differentiated from the heart as a pump (= HEART);
ischemia
=
MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
;
inflammation
=
MYOCARDITIS
Consider also terms at
English
:
CARDIAC and HEART
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Myocardium
/
diagnostic imaging
use
Heart
/
diagnostic imaging
Myocardium
/
abnormalities
use
Heart Defects, Congenital
Myocardium
/
anatomy & histology
use
Heart
/
anatomy & histology
Myocardium
/
blood supply
use
Coronary Vessels
Myocardium
/
drug effects
use
Heart
/
drug effects
Myocardium
/
embryology
use
Heart
/
embryology
Myocardium
/
growth & development
use
Heart
/
growth & development
Myocardium
/
injuries
use
Heart Injuries
Myocardium
/
innervation
use
Heart
/
innervation
Myocardium
/
microbiology
use
Heart
/
microbiology
Myocardium
/
parasitology
use
Heart
/
parasitology
Myocardium
/
physiology
use
Heart
/
physiology
Myocardium
/
physiopathology
use
Heart
/
physiopathology
Myocardium
/
radiation effects
use
Heart
/
radiation effects
Myocardium
/
surgery
use
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Myocardium
/
transplantation
use
Heart Transplantation
Myocardium
/
virology
use
Heart
/
virology
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
PA
pathology
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
9398
Unique Identifier:
D009206
Occurrence in VHL
:
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