PRECORDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("precordium" is a kind of...):

external organ (an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)

Derivation:

precordial (in front of the heart; involving the precordium)

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