腱けん索さく

noun

tendinous cord; chordae tendineae

Anatomical term for fibrous cords connecting papillary muscles to atrioventricular valves in the heart; also used for similar structures in other contexts.

• 心しん臓ぞうの腱けん索さくは弁べんの逆ぎゃく流りゅうを防ふせぐ役やく割わりを果はたす。

  The chordae tendineae of the heart prevent backflow of the valves.