05390233-n 'any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves';
 
Chinese (simplified) 乳头肌 , 乳突肌
English papillary muscle
Japanese 乳頭筋
Definitions
English
any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves
― the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria
Japanese
房室弁に関連しているいくつかの筋肉の総称
― 乳頭筋は、心臓が収縮する間に血液が心房に逆流するのを防ぐために収縮する
Relations
Hypernym: cardiac_muscle
Holonym–Part: atrioventricular_valve
Semantic Field: bodyn
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