chordae tendineae
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin chordae tendineae (literally “tendinous (tendon-like) cords”), from Latin chordae (plural of chorda (“cord, rope”)) + New Latin tendineae (plural of tendinea (“tendinous”), from Medieval Latin tendō (“tendon”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/
- Hyphenation: chord‧ae ten‧di‧ne‧ae
Noun
[edit]chordae tendineae pl (normally plural, singular chorda tendinea)
- (anatomy) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
- Synonym: heartstrings
Translations
[edit]cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
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References
[edit]- ^ “chorda tendinea, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
- ^ “chorda tendinea, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, reproduced from Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary, new edition, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 2016, →ISBN.
Further reading
[edit]
chordae tendineae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “chordae tendineae” under “chorda, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2024.
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