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chordae tendineae

/ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chord-ae ten-di-ne-ae
IPA
/ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin chordae tendineae (literally “tendinous (tendon-like) cords”), from Latin chordae (plural of chorda (“cord, rope”)) + New Latin tendineae (plural of tendinea (“tendinous”), from Medieval Latin tendō (“tendon”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵʰerH-, chordae, tendineae, tendō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/
  • British English: /ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/

Inflected Forms

chorda tendinea (singular)

Synonyms

heartstrings

Questions

How do you pronounce chordae tendineae?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/.
What does chordae tendineae mean?
The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
Where does chordae tendineae come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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