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endocardium
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌen.dəʊˈkɑː.di.əm/ us /ˌen.doʊˈkɑːr.di.əm/pluralendocardiauk /ˌen.dəʊˈkɑː.di.ə/ us /ˌen.doʊˈkɑːr.di.ə/
a thin layer of tissue that covers the inside spaces of the heart:
This may lead to an infection of the endocardium or heart valves.
The most important pathological alteration of the endocardium is thickening.
Carcinoid heart disease is characterized by fibrous, plaque-like thickening of the endocardium.
The left ventricular endocardium was thickened, especially along the left ventricular free wall.
Specific binding sites were localized in the right and left ventricular endocardia.
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