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chorda tendinea

American  
[kawr-duh ten-din-ee-uh] / ˈkɔr də tɛnˈdɪn i ə /

noun

Anatomy.
chordae tendineae plural
  1. 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.


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Etymology

Origin of chorda tendinea

1800–10; < New Latin: tendinous cord

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