| Descriptor English: | Chordae Tendineae | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Cuerdas Tendinosas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cordas Tendinosas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cordages tendineux | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Tendineae, Chordae |
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| Tree number(s): |
A07.541.510.240 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002815 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The tendinous cords that connect each cusp of the two atrioventricular HEART VALVES to appropriate PAPILLARY MUSCLES in the HEART VENTRICLES, preventing the valves from reversing themselves when the ventricles contract. |
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| Annotation: | for disease, coord IM with HEART VALVE DISEASES (IM); PAPILLARY MUSCLES is also available but read MeSH definition; false tendons: index PURKINJE FIBERS but see note there |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 2866 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002815 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 |
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Chordae Tendineae
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0004331 |
| Scope note | The tendinous cords that connect each cusp of the two atrioventricular HEART VALVES to appropriate PAPILLARY MUSCLES in the HEART VENTRICLES, preventing the valves from reversing themselves when the ventricles contract. |
| Preferred term | Chordae Tendineae |
| Entry term(s) |
Tendineae, Chordae |
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