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chordae tendineae |
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chordae tendineae. See tendinous cords. chorda [kor´dah] (pl. chor´dae) (L.) a cord or sinew. adj., adj chor´dal. chorda mag´na Achilles tendon. chor´dae tendi´neae tendinous cords connecting the two atrioventricular valves to the appropriate papillary muscles in the heart ventricles. ![]() Chordae tendineae of the posterior cusps of atrioventricular valves in a cross-section of the heart. From Dorland's, 2000. chorda tym´pani a nerve originating from the facial nerve, distributed to the submandibular, sublingual, and lingual glands and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue; it is a parasympathetic and special sensory nerve. chorda umbilica´lis umbilical cord. chorda voca´lis vocal cord.
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