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Definition of Left atrium
1. Noun. The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins.
Generic synonyms: Atrium Cordis, Atrium Of The Heart
Definition of Left atrium
1. Noun. One of the chambers of the heart in humans and other mammals, receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Left atrium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Left Atrium
Literary usage of Left atrium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"In the fetus this valve is of large size, and serves to direct the blood from
the inferior vena cava, through the foramen ovale, into the left atrium. ..."
2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The left atrium.—The left atrium, like the right, is separable into two parts—a
... The four pulmonary veins, two on each side, open into the left atrium. ..."
3. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A) by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... Anterior semilunar valve Right semilunar valve Left semilunar valve Nodules
of the semilunar valves Crescents of the semilunar valves left atrium (0. ..."
4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"On the right or septal wall of the left atrium the position of the margin ...
The orifices of the left atrium are the openings of the four pulmonary veins, ..."
5. A Laboratory manual and text-book of embryology by Charles William Prentiss (1922)
"During fetal life the left atrium receives little blood from the lungs, so that
the pressure is much greater in the right atrium. ..."
6. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"The chronic dilatation of the left atrium occasionally in very severe cases ...
The dilated pulmonary artery rather than an engorged left atrium may cause ..."
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