English Explanatory Dictionary

semilunar valve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

semilunar valve semilunar valves

Related words

aortic valve pulmonary valve
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