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papillary muscles

papillary muscles is the plural of papillary muscle.

Meaning of papillary muscle

Noun

papillary muscle (plural papillary muscles)

  1. One of several muscles located in the ventricles of the heart and preventing the atrioventricular valves from prolapsing on systole.

Questions about papillary muscles

What is papillary muscles the plural of?
Papillary muscles is the plural of papillary muscle.

Words near papillary muscles in the dictionary

  1. papillae corona glandis
  2. papillae coronae glandis
  3. papillar
  4. papillary
  5. papillary muscle
  6. papillary muscles
  7. papillate
  8. papillated
  9. papillates
  10. papillating
  11. papillation

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