TRICUSPID VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts

Synonyms:

right atrioventricular valve; tricuspid valve

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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