semilunar valve

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsemilunar valve (plural semilunar valves)

plural semilunar valves

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

Translations

Finnish puolikuuläppä, semilunaariläppä
  • puolikuuläppäcrescent-shaped valve in the heart
  • semilunaariläppäcrescent-shaped valve in the heart
  • taskuläppäcrescent-shaped valve in the heart
Hungarian félhold alakú billentyűk, félhold alakú billentyű
  • félhold alakú billentyűkcrescent-shaped valve in the heart
  • félhold alakú billentyűcrescent-shaped valve in the heart
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APA

semilunar valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilunar%20valve

MLA

“semilunar valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilunar%20valve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semilunar valve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilunar%20valve.

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