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Definition of Atrium dextrum
1. Noun. The right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus.
Generic synonyms: Atrium Cordis, Atrium Of The Heart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atrium Dextrum
Literary usage of Atrium dextrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Right Atrium (atrium dextrum; right auricle).—The right atrium is larger than
the left, but its walls are somewhat thinner, measuring about 2 mm.; ..."
2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"atrium dextrum (OT Right Auricle).—Open the right atrium by means of the following
incision. Enter the knife at the apex of the auricle (OT auricular ..."
3. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray, Warren Harmon Lewis (1918)
"Right Atrium (atrium dextrum; right auricle).—The right atrium is larger than
the left, but its walls are somewhat thinner, measuring about 2 mm.; ..."
4. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"Coming from beneath the auricles are seen the pulmonary artery (_/') and the
aorta (/). The chambers of the heart. i. The right auricle (atrium dextrum) ..."
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