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papillary muscle of heart

Term ID
UBERON:0002494
Synonyms
  • musculus papillaris
  • papillary muscle
  • papillary muscle of ventricle
  • ventricular papillary muscle
  • ventricule papillary muscle
Definition
one of the group of myocardial bundles which terminate in the chordae tendineae that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves; each ventricle has an anterior and a posterior papillary muscle; the right ventricle sometimes has a septal papillary muscle anna
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