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CARDIAC VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A valve to control one-way flow of blood

Synonyms:

cardiac valve; heart valve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cardiac valve" is a kind of...):

valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)

Meronyms (parts of "cardiac valve"):

cusp; leaflet (a thin triangular flap of a heart valve)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cardiac valve"):

atrioventricular valve (either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)

semilunar valve (a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart)

Holonyms ("cardiac valve" is a part of...):

heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)

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