Chorda
chorda chor·da (kôr’də)
n. pl. chor·dae (-dē’)
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[kawr-duh-mez-uh-durm, -mes-, -mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌkɔr dəˈmɛz əˌdɜrm, -ˈmɛs-, -ˈmi zə-, -sə-/ noun, Embryology. 1. the part of the blastoderm of a young embryo that forms the notochord and related structures.
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[kawr-dl] /ˈkɔr dl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or resembling a . 2. of or relating to music that is marked principally by vertical harmonic movement rather than by linear polyphony. chordal chord·al (kôr’dl) adj. Of or relating to a chorda or cord.
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[kawr-dey-tuh, -dah-] /kɔrˈdeɪ tə, -ˈdɑ-/ noun, Zoology. 1. the phylum comprising the . 1880, Modern Latin, from Latin chorda “cord, string” (see cord (n.)) + ending from Vertebrata. Chordata Chor·da·ta (kôr-dā’tə) n. The phylum of animals whose members have a single dorsal nerve cord and a notochord and gill slits during some stage in their […]
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[kawr-deyt] /ˈkɔr deɪt/ Zoology adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the phylum , comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates. noun 2. a chordate animal. /ˈkɔːˌdeɪt/ noun 1. any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, […]
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[kawr-duh ten-din-ee-uh] /ˈkɔr də tɛnˈdɪn i ə/ noun, plural chordae tendineae [kawr-dee ten-din-ee-ee] /ˈkɔr di tɛnˈdɪn iˌi/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.