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nountype genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
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Definition that contains cardium
- pericardial located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium
- cardiomyopathy a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
- myocardial of or relating to the myocardium
- myocarditis inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
- epicardium the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
- pericarditis inflammation of the pericardium
- endocarditis inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
- subacute bacterial endocarditis a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly
- inocor a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium
- pericardial vein several small veins from the pericardium