Etymology

os cordis

Today it means: Ossified cardiac cartilagenous tissue, typically parts of the cardiac skeleton. Full definition →

Latin os cordis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromos cordis
  2. English todayos cordis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin os cordis (literally “heart bone”).

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