chordae tendineae

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chordae tendineae

/ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/ UK
/ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/ US

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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”)).

noun chorda tendinea

plural, plural normally The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
Similar: heartstrings

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

Español	cuerdas tendinosas
中文	腱索 jiànsuǒ
Português	cordas tendíneas
Français	chordae tendineae, cordes tendineuses
Deutsch	Sehnenfäden
Italiano	corda tendinea

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@misc{chordae_tendineae_2026,
  title = {chordae tendineae},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chordae%20tendineae},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}