chordae tendineae

chord·ae ten·di·ne·ae
UK/ˌkɔːdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/US/ˌkɔɹdi tɛnˈdɪniˌi/

noun

The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Similar
heartstrings
OriginNew Latin chordae tendineae ← Latin chordae ← Medieval Latin tendō →
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Meanings

nounchordae tendineae pl (normally plural, singular chorda tendinea)

singular chorda tendinea

  1. pluralplural normallyanatomyThe cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

    Synonyms: heartstrings

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Similar
heartstrings
Also see
heartstrings

Origin

  1. Medieval Latintendō“tendon”
  2. New Latintendineae
  3. Latinchordae
  4. New Latinchordae tendineae
  5. Englishchordae tendineae

Borrowed from New Latin chordae tendineae (literally “tendinous (tendon-like) cords”), from Latin chordae (plural of chorda (“cord, rope”)) + New Latin tendineae (plural of tendinea (“tendinous”), from Medieval Latin tendō (“tendon”)).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 腱索
  • 腱索 (jiànsuǒ)cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Dutch peesdraden
  • peesdradencord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Finnish jännerihmat
  • jännerihmatcord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
French chordae tendineae, cordes tendineuses
  • chordae tendineaecord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
  • cordes tendineusescord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
German Sehnenfäden
  • Sehnenfädencord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Hungarian ínhúr
  • ínhúrcord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Italian corda tendinea
  • corda tendineacord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Norwegian Bokmål hjerterøtter
  • hjerterøttercord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Portuguese cordas tendíneas
  • cordas tendíneascord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Spanish cuerdas tendinosas
  • cuerdas tendinosascord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Tagalog bagting ng puso
  • bagting ng pusocord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart
Cite this entry
APA

chordae tendineae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordae%20tendineae

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“chordae tendineae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordae%20tendineae. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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