Thebesian valve

noun

A semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the right atrium, situated at the ostium of the coronary sinus.

Meanings

nounThebesian valve (plural Thebesian valves)

plural Thebesian valves

  1. anatomyA semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the right atrium, situated at the ostium of the coronary sinus.

    Synonyms: valve of Thebesius

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the right atrium, situated at the ostium of the coronary sinus.

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