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■ noun Anatomy the region of the thorax immediately in front of or over the heart.
Derivatives
precordial adjective
Origin
C19: singular of L. praecordia 'diaphragm, entrails'.
PRECORDIUM
Meaning of PRECORDIUM in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004