LEFT ATRIUM OF THE HEART

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins

Synonyms:

atrium sinistrum; left atrium; left atrium of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("left atrium of the heart" is a kind of...):

atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)

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