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left atrium

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Noun1.left atrium - the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
atrium sinistrum, left atrium of the heart
atrium cordis, atrium of the heart - the upper chamber of each half of the heart


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[Editor's note: This is the backward leaking of blood in the heart from the left ventricle (lower chamber) to the left atrium (upper chamber).
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The now oxygen rich blood travels into the pulmonary vein (this is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood) and then goes into the left atrium.
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