myocardial
adjective/ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdiəl/
/ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːrdiəl/
[only before noun] (medical)- relating to the tissue (= cells) that forms the heart muscle
- In humans, myocardial infarctions are typically caused by coronary artery disease.
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