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Praecordia
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Præ-cor′di-a
,Noun.
[L., fr.
prae
before + cor
, cordis
, the heart.] (Anat.)
The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
Definition 2024
praecordia
praecordia
See also: præcordia
English
Alternative forms
- præcordia (obsolete)
- precordia
Noun
praecordia
- (anatomy) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
Latin
Noun
praecordia f (genitive praecordiae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praecordia | praecordiae |
| genitive | praecordiae | praecordiārum |
| dative | praecordiae | praecordiīs |
| accusative | praecordiam | praecordiās |
| ablative | praecordiā | praecordiīs |
| vocative | praecordia | praecordiae |
References
- praecordia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praecordia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praecordia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.