A combining form of Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a muscle;
adj. Of or pertaining to the myocardium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ NL. see myocardium. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the myocardium. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, muscle + &unr_; heart. ] (Anat.) The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Myo- + Gr. &unr_; color. ] (Physiol.) A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Myo- + dynamics. ] (Physiol.) The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A myodynamometer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Myo- + E. dynamometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Myo- + epithelial. ]