Crossword clues for precordium
Wiktionary
alt. (context anatomy English) The region of the body over the heart and thorax. n. (context anatomy English) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
WordNet
n. the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach
Wikipedia
In anatomy, the precordium or praecordium is the portion of the body over the heart and lower chest.
Defined anatomically, it is the area of the anterior chest wall over the heart. It is therefore usually on the left side, except in conditions like dextrocardia, where the individual's heart is on the right side. In such a case, the precordium is on the right side as well.
The precordium is naturally a cardiac area of dullness. During examination of the chest, the percussion note will therefore be dull. In fact, this area only gives a resonant percussion note in hyperinflation, emphysema or tension pneumothorax.
Precordial chest pain can be an indication of a variety of illnesses, including costochondritis and viral pericarditis.
Usage examples of "precordium".
After feeling out of sorts for a time, the man experienced severe pain in the precordium and felt too ill to leave his bed.