left atrium
left atrium · left atriums · left atria
One of the chambers of the heart in humans and other mammals, which receives…One of the chambers of the heart in humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of the chambers of the heart in humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle.
the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
Forms
plural: left atriums / left atria| Singular | left atrium |
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| Plural | left atriums / left atria |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins:left atrium of the heartatrium sinistrum
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedright atrium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular