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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
precordium /priːˈkɔːdɪəm/

▶noun Anatomy the region of the thorax immediately in front of or over the heart.

– derivatives
precordial adjective.

– origin C19: sing. of L. praecordia ‘diaphragm, entrails’.

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