atrium cordis
- noun
- /ˈeɪ.tri.əm ˈkɔːr.dɪs/
- Specialized
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aurícula cordis
- The left atrium cordis receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
Examples
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A clot found in the atrium cordis can lead to serious complications.
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Doctors examined the structure of the atrium cordis in the patient's heart.
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The atrium cordis plays a crucial role in heart function.
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Each atrium cordis receives blood from the body.
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The left atrium cordis receives oxygenated blood from the lungs before it is pumped into the ventricle.
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Doctors examined the structure of the atrium cordis in the patient's heart to understand his condition better.
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Each atrium cordis acts as a holding chamber for blood, allowing it to flow into the ventricles efficiently.
Synonyms
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6.9
A chamber in the heart that gets blood from the veins
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4.8
One of two upper heart chambers that get blood from veins and push it to lower chambers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'atrium' names an upper heart chamber and 'cordis' is the Latin genitive meaning 'of the heart', so together they mean 'atrium of the heart'. This anatomical, descriptive pattern is common across languages and medical terminology, so a learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Atrium cordis comes from Latin words: atrium was the front room of a house, an 'entrance hall' where guests waited, and cordis means 'of the heart'. So the name pictures the upper chamber as the heart's entry room that receives blood before it goes to the lower chamber.