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chordae tendineae en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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”)).

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Forms

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Synonyms

heartstrings

Translations (13)

cmn 腱索 (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · fi jännerihmat (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · tl bagting ng puso (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · de Sehnenfäden (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · es cuerdas tendinosas (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · nl peesdraden (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · fr cordes tendineuses (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · it corda tendinea (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · nb hjerterøtter (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · fr chordae tendineae (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · sh srčane niti (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · pt cordas tendíneas (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart) · hu ínhúr (cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart)