- right atrium
- nounthe right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus• Syn: ↑right atrium of the heart, ↑atrium dextrum• Hypernyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of the heart
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
right atrium
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Right atrium — Infobox Anatomy Name = Right atrium Latin = atrium dextrum GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 528 Caption = Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. Caption2 = Interior of right side of heart. System =… … Wikipedia
right atrium of the heart — noun the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus • Syn: ↑right atrium, ↑atrium dextrum • Hypernyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of the heart … Useful english dictionary
right atrium of heart — a. cordis dextrum … Medical dictionary
Right atrioventricular orifice — Section of the heart showing the ventricular septum. (Right atrioventricular orifice visible at left, but not labeled.) Latin ostium atrioventriculare dextrum Gray s … Wikipedia
Right border of heart — Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right margin visible but not labeled.) Latin margo dexter cordis Gray s … Wikipedia
Right heart — is a term used to refer collectively to the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart; occasionally, this term is intended to reference the right atrium, right ventricle, and the pulmonary trunk collectively.The right atrium receives… … Wikipedia
right heart — n. the half of the heart, containing the right ventricle and right atrium, which supplies dark red, oxygen deficient venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation * * * … Universalium
right heart — n. the half of the heart, containing the right ventricle and right atrium, which supplies dark red, oxygen deficient venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation … English World dictionary
atrium — atrial, adj. /ay tree euhm/, n., pl. atria /ay tree euh/, atriums. 1. Archit. a. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.… … Universalium
Atrium — One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. (The plural of atrium is atria.) The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right … Medical dictionary
