left atrium

lɛft ˈeɪtriəm

left atria

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Definition of left atrium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

heart chamber receiving blood from pulmonary veins

TECH.

The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
Doctors examined the left atrium for any abnormalities.
The left atrium plays a crucial role in circulation.

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Expressions with left

left field

defensive position in baseball's left outfield

She plays left field for the team.

swipe left

reject someone on a dating app

If you don't like the profile, just swipe left.

left dangling

adj.

hanging loosely without support

The rope was left dangling from the tree branch.

left and right

adv.

in many directions or places

He was looking left and right, unable to decide.

feel left out

have the feeling of being excluded or ignored by others

She might feel left out if we don't invite her.

left of center

adv.

in a position slightly left of the center

The painting was hung left of center on the wall.

Expressions with atrium

right atrium

chamber of the heart receiving deoxygenated blood

The right atrium receives blood from the venae cavae.

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mitral valve

medical

heart valve between left atrium and ventricle that stops blood flowing backward

mitral valve prolapse

medical

heart condition where the mitral valve bulges into the left atrium

mitral

adj.

medical

relating to the heart valve between the left atrium and ventricle

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French:oreillette gauche, ...
German:linker Vorhof, ...
Italian:atrio sinistro, ...
Spanish:aurícula izquierda, ...
Portuguese:átrio esquerdo, ...
Chinese:左心房, ...
Japanese:左心房, ...
Arabic:أذين أيسر, ...
Hebrew:עֲלִיָּה שְׂמָאֲלִית, ...
Russian:левое предсердие, ...
Ukrainian:ліве передсердя, ...
Hindi:बायां आलिंद, ...
Bengali:বাম এট্রিয়াম, ...
Catalan:atri esquerre, ...
Czech:levá síň, ...
Danish:venstre forkammer, ...
Dutch:linkerboezem, ...
Greek:αριστερός κόλπος, ...
Hungarian:bal pitvar, ...
Khmer:បន្ទប់បេះដូងខាងឆ្វេង, ...
Korean:좌심방, ...
Persian:دهلیز چپ, ...
Polish:lewy przedsionek, ...
Portuguese (BR):átrio esquerdo, ...
Romanian:atriu stâng, ...
Swedish:vänster förmak, ...
Thai:ห้องหัวใจซ้าย, ...
Turkish:sol atriyum, ...
Vietnamese:tâm nhĩ trái, ...

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