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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: left atrium of the heart, atrium sinistrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart
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