valkammaren
Valkammaren is a Swedish term formed from valv (valve) and kammare (chamber). It is not a standard or widely used label in contemporary medical Swedish. In anatomy, the heart’s chambers are commonly referred to as förmak (atrium) and kammare (ventricle), with the valves named specifically (mitralisklaffen, trikuspidalisklaffen, aortaklaffen, pulmonalisklaffen). When clinicians discuss the structure of the heart, they typically name each component directly rather than employing the compound valkammaren. As a result, valvkammaren appears infrequently in modern textbooks and is generally considered nonstandard or historical.
In non-medical usage, valkammaren may occur as a proper noun, such as the name of a fictional
Heart anatomy; heart chambers; cardiac valves; ventricle; atrium.
Note: For precise medical communication, it is preferable to use established terms such as “höger kammare,” “vänster