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TENDINOUS CORDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tendinous cord
1, record 1, English, tendinous%20cord
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chordae tendineae cordis 2, record 1, English, chordae%20tendineae%20cordis
Latin, plural
- chordae tendineae 1, record 1, English, chordae%20tendineae
Latin, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tendinous strand running from the papillary muscles to the leaflets of the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid). 1, record 1, English, - tendinous%20cord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Based on their shape, position, or specific area of attachment to the leaflets, several varieties have been described: fan-shaped chordae, rough zone chordae, free-edge chordae, deep chordae, and basal chordae. 1, record 1, English, - tendinous%20cord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tendinous cord: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - tendinous%20cord
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tendinous cords
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cordage tendineux
1, record 1, French, cordage%20tendineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cordon tendineux 2, record 1, French, cordon%20tendineux
masculine noun
- chordae tendinae 3, record 1, French, chordae%20tendinae
Latin, plural
- chordae tendineae 4, record 1, French, chordae%20tendineae
Latin, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des cordages tendineux (L. chordae tendinae) s'insèrent sur le bord libre et sur la face ventriculaire des cuspides antérieur, postérieure et septale (un peu comme les cordages d'un parachute). Étant donné que les cordages tendineux se fixent sur les parties adjacentes de deux cuspides, ils les empêchent de se séparer et aussi de s'inverser grâce à la tension qui leur est transmise pendant toute la durée de la contraction ventriculaire (systole); en d'autres termes, à mesure que la pression augmente dans le ventricule, la tension des cordages tendineux empêche le prolapsus des cuspides de la valve tricuspide (et donc les empêche de se rabattre dans l'oreillette droite). 3, record 1, French, - cordage%20tendineux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cordon tendineux; cordage tendineux : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - cordage%20tendineux
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cordons tendineux
- cordages tendineux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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