chordae tendineae

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Etymology

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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]

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Noun

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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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  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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