1. Plural of myocardium; the muscular tissue of the heart that contracts to pump blood.
Usage: Medical/anatomical term; Plural form; singular is myocardium

Examples

• The cardiologist examined the patient's myocardia to assess heart function.
• Damage to the myocardia can result from a heart attack.
• The myocardia contracts and relaxes to circulate blood throughout the body.
• Inflammation of the myocardia is called myocarditis.
• Advanced imaging techniques allow doctors to visualize the myocardia in detail.