atrioventricular valve

noun

Either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

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Meanings

nounatrioventricular valve (plural atrioventricular valves)

plural atrioventricular valves

  1. anatomyEither of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

Translations

Spanish válvula auriculoventricular
  • válvula auriculoventricularvalve in the heart between the atria and the ventricles
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