ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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Question
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Meaning of suffix in myocardium
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muscle
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structure; tissue; thing
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heart
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vessel
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The word myocardium is broken down into its prefix and suffix words. The prefix myo-means the muscle and the suffix-cardium means of the heart. Thus, myocardium is defined as “cardiac muscle of the heart.” The myocardium of the heart is an essential structural and functional component of the heart.
Detailed explanation-2: -The heart muscle is the myocardium or middle layer of the heart walls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Etymology. From New Latin myocardium, from Ancient Greek (mûs, “muscle”) + (kardíā, “heart”).
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