Precordium

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Area of the chest wall over which the heart contractions can be palpated and auscultated; typically it is found on the ventral third of the left chest wall behind the elbow, which may be advanced cranially for better access.

Pertaining to the region over the heart or stomach: the epigastrium and lower thorax.

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In anatomy, the precordium (praecordium in British English) is the portion of the body over the heart and lower chest.^[1]

Precordial chest pain can be an indication of a variety of illnesses, including costochondritis and viral pericarditis.

See also

• Precordial thump
• Precordial examination
• Commotio cordis
• Hyperdynamic precordium
• Precordial catch syndrome

References

1. ^ Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary's entry for Precordial. Cited 2 Dec 2009 (UTC)

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