left ventricular opening
n.
An opening that leads from the left atrium into the left ventricle of the heart.mitral orifice
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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby left ventricular opening
left-to-right shunt, left umbilical vein, left ventricle, left ventricular ejection time, left ventricular failure, left ventricular opening, leftward, leftwards, left wing, lefty, leg
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