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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: right atrium of the heart, atrium dextrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart
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