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Where does “atrioventricular” come from?

Atrioventricular comes from New Latin atrioventricularis, combining atrium and ventricularis from Latin ventriculus, a diminutive of venter meaning belly.

atrioventricular (English): Of the spatial relationship between the...

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  1. Of the spatial relationship between the...

Ancestry of “atrioventricular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventricularOf or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus
2New Latinventricularisventricular
3Latinventriculusbelly; stomach; ventricle
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
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