chorda

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chorda \Chor"da\, n. [NL., fr. L. chorda. See {Chord}.] (Anat.)
   A cord.
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   {Chorda dorsalis}. [NL., lit., cord of the back.] (Anat.) See
      {Notochord}.
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