cord

(kord )

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[L. chorda, fr. Gr. chordē, a string of gut, string]

1. A stringlike structure.
2. The umbilical cord.
3. A firm, elongated, palpable structure consistent with a clotted vein, e.g., in the neck or the extremities.

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