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Definition of Precordium
1. Noun. The external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach.
Definition of Precordium
1. Noun. (anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Precordium
Literary usage of Precordium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physical diagnosis by Howard Schultz Anders (1907)
"While supplementary to inspection, therefore, in the order of investigation of
the cardiac phenomena in the precordium and its vicinity, palpation is so ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(a) Wavelike Movements in the precordium In young, thin people and even in adults,
during excitement, or on exertion, slight visible movements can often be ..."
3. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"October 14, 1919, patient complains of pain over precordium, her general condition
... October 15, 1919, over the entire precordium, there is a pericardial ..."
4. Physical diagnosis by Howard Schultz Anders (1907)
"While supplementary to inspection, therefore, in the order of investigation of
the cardiac phenomena in the precordium and its vicinity, palpation is so ..."
5. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(a) Wavelike Movements in the precordium In young, thin people and even in adults,
during excitement, or on exertion, slight visible movements can often be ..."
6. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"October 14, 1919, patient complains of pain over precordium, her general condition
... October 15, 1919, over the entire precordium, there is a pericardial ..."