chordae tendineae

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

chordae tendineae pl (normally plural, singular chorda tendinea)

  1. (anatomy) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
    Synonym: heartstrings

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References

  1. ^ “chorda tendinea, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  2. ^ “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.

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