chorda (redirected from chordae tendineae cordis)

chorda /chor·da/ (kor´dah) pl. chor´dae   [L.] a cord or sinew.chor´dal

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chorda dorsa´lis  notochord.

chorda mag´na  Achilles tendon.

chor´dae tendi´neae cor´dis  tendinous cords connecting the two atrioventricular valves to the appropriate papillary muscles in the heart ventricles.

chorda tym´pani  a nerve originating from the intermediate nerve, distributed to the submandibular, sublingual, and lingual glands and anterior two thirds of the tongue; it is a parasympathetic and special sensory nerve.

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chor·da (kôrd)

n. pl. chor·dae (-d)

1. A tendon.

2. A tendinous or cordlike structure.

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chorda

pl. chordae [L.] a cord or sinew.

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chorda magna

Achilles tendon.

chorda tendineae

tendinous cords connecting the two atrioventricular valves to the appropriate papillary muscles in the heart ventricles.

Ruptured chorda tendineae in a horse heart at necropsy. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003

chorda tendineae rupture

causes acute, massive, cardiac insufficiency leading to congestive heart failure and an early death; called also detachment.

chorda tympani

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 umbilicalis

umbilical cord.

chorda vocalis

vocal cord.