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PRECORDIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precordium mean? 

PRECORDIUM (noun)
  The noun PRECORDIUM has 1 sense:

1. the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomachplay

  Familiarity information: PRECORDIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRECORDIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("precordium" is a kind of...):

external organ (an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)

Derivation:

precordial (in front of the heart; involving the precordium)


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