os cordis

noun

Ossified cardiac cartilagenous tissue, typically parts of the cardiac skeleton.

OriginLatin os cordis →
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Meanings

nounos cordis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanatomyOssified cardiac cartilagenous tissue, typically parts of the cardiac skeleton.

Origin

  1. Latinos cordis
  2. Englishos cordis

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

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APA

os cordis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/os%20cordis

MLA

“os cordis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/os%20cordis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “os cordis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/os%20cordis.

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