Term Name: | papillary muscle of heart |
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Synonyms: | musculus papillaris, papillary muscle, papillary muscle of ventricle, ventricular papillary muscle, ventricule papillary muscle |
Definition: | one of the group of myocardial bundles which terminate in the chordae tendineae that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves; each ventricle has an anterior and a posterior papillary muscle; the right ventricle sometimes has a septal papillary muscle |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002494] |