base of heart

[TA]

that part of the heart that lies opposite the apex, formed mainly by the left atrium but to a small extent by the posterior part of the right atrium; it is directed backward and to the right and is separated from the vertebral column by the esophagus and aorta.

Synonym(s): basis cordis [TA]

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base of heart

(bās hahrt)

That part of the heart that lies opposite the apex, formed mainly by the left atrium but to a small extent by the posterior part of the right atrium; it is directed backward and to the right and is separated from the vertebral column by the esophagus and aorta.
Synonym(s): basis cordis [TA] .

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Oesophageal foreign bodies are most commonly lodged at the thoracic inlet, base of heart and caudal oesophagus, where extraoesophageal stricture restrict oesophageal dilatation.

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