semilunar valve

English

Three semilunar shaped leaflets of the aortic valve in the heart.

Noun

semilunar valve (plural semilunar valves)

1. (anatomy) Either of the two crescent-shaped valves in the heart that prevent backflow from the arteries into the ventricles.

Hyponyms

• aortic valve, pulmonary valve

Related terms

• atrioventricular valve

Translations

crescent-shaped valve in the heart

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