ENDOCARDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: endocardia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("endocardium" is a kind of...):

serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)

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