Anatomy
left atrium
left a·tri·um [ left ey-tree-uhm ]
Definitions related to left atrial:
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(heart, left atrium) The smaller chamber on the left side of the heart, which receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins and pumps it through the left atrioventricular valve into the left ventricle.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(left atrium) Left cardiac chamber which is continuous with the pulmonary venous trunk.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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(left atrium) One of four chambers of the heart, which receives blood from the pulmonary veins and pumps blood through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(left atrium) The left upper chamber of the heart.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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