Papillary Muscle — definition

1. papillary muscle (Noun)

1 definition

papillary muscle (Noun) — Any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves. ex. "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"

2 types of
cardiac muscle heart muscle
1 part of
atrioventricular valve
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