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LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does left atrium of the heart mean?
• LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART (noun)
The noun LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART has 1 sense:
1. the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
Familiarity information: LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
atrium sinistrum; left atrium; left atrium of the heart
Hypernyms ("left atrium of the heart" is a kind of...):
atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)
Context examples
The hole in the left atrium of the heart where the pulmonary vein enters.
(Opening of the Pulmonary Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein that returns oxygenated blood from the left lung to the left atrium of the heart.
(Left Pulmonary Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A pleomorphic sarcoma usually arising from the left atrium of the heart.
(Cardiac Unclassified Pleomorphic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
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