English Explanatory Dictionary

papillary muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of several muscles located in the ventricles of the heart and preventing the atrioventricular valves from prolapsing on systole.

Word forms

papillary muscle papillary muscles

Synonyms

musculus papillaris
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