semilunar valve
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Related to semilunar valve: Pulmonary semilunar valve, Aortic semilunar valve
semilunar valve
[¦sem·i′lü·nər ′valv] (anatomy)
Either of two tricuspid valves in the heart, one at the orifice of the pulmonary artery and the other at the orifice of the aorta.
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