praecordiaprecordian.

Brit.

/priːˈkɔːdɪə/, U.S.

/priˈkɔrdiə/

Forms: 1500s– precordia, 1600s– praecordia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecordia.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecordia (plural) parts of the body below the heart, (in medical writings) the lower chest in front of the heart, the region over the diaphragm, the upper abdomen below the ribs, the diaphragm < prae- pre- prefix + cord- , cor heart (see cordi- comb. form) + -ia , plural of -ium (see -y suffix⁴). Compare earlier precordial n. and later precordium n.²

Anatomy.

A part of the body near or in front of the heart; (in early use) spec. †the diaphragm (obsolete); (in later use) spec. = precordium n.²

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precordial?a1425

praecordia1582

precordium1658

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1543 B. Traheron in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. Gloss. at Septum transuersum Where the false rybbes ende..there groweth a gret and rounde muscle, whych the Grecyans calle diaphragma, the latynes Septum transuersum: and Plinie, Precordia.]

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum v. xxxv. f. 54^v/1 (Addition) Next vnto the lunges, is the middreffe, called Diaphragma, Septum transuersum, and Precordia, it is a thicke skinne.

1683 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Two Disc. Soul of Brutes i. vi. 36 Draught Beasts, having sometimes found water to be Cooling, they seek it far as a remedy of too much heat; wherefore, when their Precordia grow hot, running to the River they drink of it.

1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 290/1 Fainting-fits, Swooning, Sickness at Heart, and other Diseases of the Precordia.

1796 J. Watt Let. 7 Jan. in Partners in Sci. (1970) 222 The intention of the machine was to drive the blood by the centrifugal force from the precordia to the extremities.

1864 W. Aitken Sci. & Pract. Med. (ed. 3) II. iii. 62 A sense of fluttering in the præcordia, with irregular action of the heart.

1938 S. Beckett Murphy x. 216 Wylie rose to his feet, hooked the thumb of his left hand in the armhole of his waistcoat, covered his præcordia with his right and said: [etc.].

1992 Jrnl. Surg. Oncol. 50 62 Black, pigmented, papular lesions developed in the precordia.

1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) ix. 225 The visible anxiety and the strongly-felt oppression about the praecordia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praecordia
释义	praecordiaprecordian. Brit. /priːˈkɔːdɪə/, U.S. /priˈkɔrdiə/ Forms: 1500s– precordia, 1600s– praecordia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecordia. Etymology: < classical Latin praecordia (plural) parts of the body below the heart, (in medical writings) the lower chest in front of the heart, the region over the diaphragm, the upper abdomen below the ribs, the diaphragm < prae- pre- prefix + cord- , cor heart (see cordi- comb. form) + -ia , plural of -ium (see -y suffix⁴). Compare earlier precordial n. and later precordium n.² Anatomy. A part of the body near or in front of the heart; (in early use) spec. †the diaphragm (obsolete); (in later use) spec. = precordium n.² ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > heart > [noun] > parts in front of or around precordial?a1425 praecordia1582 precordium1658 precordiac1671 1543 B. Traheron in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. Gloss. at Septum transuersum Where the false rybbes ende..there groweth a gret and rounde muscle, whych the Grecyans calle diaphragma, the latynes Septum transuersum: and Plinie, Precordia.] 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum v. xxxv. f. 54^v/1 (Addition) Next vnto the lunges, is the middreffe, called Diaphragma, Septum transuersum, and Precordia, it is a thicke skinne. 1683 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Two Disc. Soul of Brutes i. vi. 36 Draught Beasts, having sometimes found water to be Cooling, they seek it far as a remedy of too much heat; wherefore, when their Precordia grow hot, running to the River they drink of it. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 290/1 Fainting-fits, Swooning, Sickness at Heart, and other Diseases of the Precordia. 1796 J. Watt Let. 7 Jan. in Partners in Sci. (1970) 222 The intention of the machine was to drive the blood by the centrifugal force from the precordia to the extremities. 1864 W. Aitken Sci. & Pract. Med. (ed. 3) II. iii. 62 A sense of fluttering in the præcordia, with irregular action of the heart. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy x. 216 Wylie rose to his feet, hooked the thumb of his left hand in the armhole of his waistcoat, covered his præcordia with his right and said: [etc.]. 1992 Jrnl. Surg. Oncol. 50 62 Black, pigmented, papular lesions developed in the precordia. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) ix. 225 The visible anxiety and the strongly-felt oppression about the praecordia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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