SEMILUNAR VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

cardiac valve; heart valve (a valve to control one-way flow of blood)

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

aortic valve (a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart)

pulmonary valve (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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