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SEMILUNAR VALVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("semilunar valve" is a kind of...):
cardiac valve; heart valve (a valve to control one-way flow of blood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "semilunar valve"):
aortic valve (a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart)
pulmonary valve (a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart)
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