praecordia ōrum, n prae+cor, the muscle which parts the chest from the abdomen, midriff, diaphragm: subter praecordia: praecordia pressit senis, i. e. stopped his breath, Iu.

—The entrails, stomach: anulus in praecordiis piscis inventus est: quid veneni saevit in praecordiis, H.

—The breast, heart: in terrā ponunt praecordia, lay their breasts upon, O.: spiritu remanente in praecordiis, L.: frigidus coit in praecordia sanguis, V.: verax aperit praecordia Liber, H.: tacitā sudant praecordia culpā, Iu.: stolidae mentis, i. e. folly, O.