chorda tendinea
[ kawr-duh ten-din-ee-uh ]
/ ˈkɔr də tɛnˈdɪn i ə /
noun, plural chor·dae ten·din·e·ae [kawr-dee ten-din-ee-ee] /ˈkɔr di tɛnˈdɪn iˌi/. Anatomy.
any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.
Origin of chorda tendinea
1800–10; < New Latin: tendinous cord
Words nearby chorda tendinea
chord of the sixth,
chord organ,
chord symbol,
chord-,
chorda,
chorda tendinea,
chordal,
chordamesoderm,
chordata,
chordate,
chordates