right atrium
right atrium · right atriums · right atria
The chamber of the heart, in humans and other mammals, that receives deoxygenated…The chamber of the heart, in humans and other mammals, that receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle.
Meaning
1 sensesThe chamber of the heart, in humans and other mammals, that receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle.
the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
Forms
plural: right atriums / right atria| Singular | right atrium |
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| Plural | right atriums / right atria |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus:right atrium of the heartatrium dextrum
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedleft atrium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular