ATRIUM CORDIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The upper chamber of each half of the heart

Synonyms:

atrium cordis; atrium of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("atrium cordis" is a kind of...):

atrium (any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))

Meronyms (parts of "atrium cordis"):

atrial auricle; auricle; auricula atrii (a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)

auricula; auricular appendage; auricular appendix (a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atrium cordis"):

atrium dextrum; right atrium; right atrium of the heart (the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus)

atrium sinistrum; left atrium; left atrium of the heart (the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins)