PULMONARY VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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