chordae tendineae

短语

[医] 腱索(心)

发音

UK /ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/
US /ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/

词形变化

chorda tendinea

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

    腱索

    医学

词源

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”)).

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