heartstrings
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/ˈhɑːtstɹɪŋz/
English
Definitions
noun
- The tendons once thought to brace the heart.
- One's deepest emotions or inner feelings.
- The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
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Synonyms
chorda tendineachordae tendineaeos cordissinewtendronheartendotendoncardiac muscletrabeculatheca cordisbulbus cordismesotendontendonmusculotendonconotruncusspinal marrowanticardium