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Papillary muscle Moderate

Papillary muscle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves

"the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"

2

One of several muscles located in the ventricles of the heart and preventing the atrioventricular valves from prolapsing on systole.

See Also
heart atrioventricular valve systole ventricle muscle moderator band prolapsing
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cardiac muscle
Rhyming Words
cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle
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