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atrium
A chamber at the entrance of a body opening.
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atrium (s) (noun), atriums (pl)
Either of the two upper chambers of the heart: Both atriums in the heart are vital to a person's life. The right atrium takes in deoxygenated blood, while the pulmonary vein pumps oxygenated blood into the left atrium.
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