praecordia

See also: præcordia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin, from prae (“before”) + cor, cordis (“the heart”).

Noun

praecordia

  1. (anatomy) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for praecordia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ cor.

Noun

praecordia f (genitive praecordiae); first declension

  1. (anatomy) diaphragm; midriff
  2. entrails
  3. chest

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praecordia praecordiae
Genitive praecordiae praecordiārum
Dative praecordiae praecordiīs
Accusative praecordiam praecordiās
Ablative praecordiā praecordiīs
Vocative praecordia praecordiae

References
  • praecordia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praecordia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praecordia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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