atrium vs ostium

atrium

noun
  • Any enclosed body cavity or chamber. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A cavity, entrance, or passage. 

  • A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus. 

  • A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings. 

  • A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels. 

ostium

noun
  • A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage. 

  • Any of the small openings or pores in a sponge. 

  • The mouth of a river. 

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