心筋(しんきん)

しんきん
noun
heart muscle; myocardium
medicalbody-internalhealth
1. heart muscle; myocardium
The muscle that forms the wall of the heart and pumps the blood. Mostly heard in the names of heart diseases, above all 心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく) (heart attack).
心筋(しんきん)が弱(よわ)っている。
The heart muscle has weakened.
父(ちち)は去年(きょねん)、心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく)で倒(たお)れた。
My father collapsed with a heart attack last year.
血液(けつえき)が届(とど)かなくなると、心筋(しんきん)の細胞(さいぼう)は短時間(たんじかん)で死(し)んでしまう。
When blood stops reaching it, heart muscle tissue dies within a short time.

Common collocations

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心筋(しんきん) (heart muscle) and 真菌(しんきん) (fungus, as in fungal infections) are homophones; both are medical words, so the compound usually decides which is meant.

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Added 2026.10.17 22:40 · Revised 2026.10.17 22:45
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