chorda tendinea
noun
any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.
chordae tendineae
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pluralof chorda tendinea.plural
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Figure 19.11 shows papillary muscles and chordae tendineae attached to the tricuspid valve.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Each is attached to chordae tendineae that extend to the papillary muscles, which are extensions of the myocardium, to prevent the valves from being blown back into the atria.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This is believed to allow tension to develop on the chordae tendineae prior to right ventricular contraction.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Each flap of the valve is attached to strong strands of connective tissue, the chordae tendineae, literally “tendinous cords,” or sometimes more poetically referred to as “heart strings.”
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This induration causes contraction and narrowing of the orifices with shortening and thickening of the chordae tendineae, and the valves imperfectly open, or no longer close.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
