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Noun: left atrium
  1. The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
    "The left atrium pumps oxygenated blood into the left ventricle";
    - left atrium of the heart, atrium sinistrum

Derived forms: left atriums

Type of: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart

Encyclopedia: Left atrium