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Meaning of PAPILLARY MUSCLE

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 Definition: [n]  any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"
 
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 See Also: atrioventricular valve, cardiac muscle, heart muscle

 

 

 

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