atrium

IPA: ˈeɪtriʌm

(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
(anatomy) A cavity, entrance, or passage.
(biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
(anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
(anatomy) A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

Examples of "atrium" in Sentences

This is transmitted to the atrium.
Blood is mixed in the left atrium.
A triple arcade leads to the atrium.
The atrium is crowned with a skylight.
Functions as a reservoir for the left atrium.
In the left atrium, the junction is at the pulmonary veins.
Attached to the right atrium is the right auricular appendix.
Between the atrium and the peristyle, the tablinum would be constituted.
The coronary sinus empties the heart's veins themselves into the right atrium.
As the centrepiece of the house the atrium was the most lavishly furnished room.