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noun
Either of the two crescent-shaped valves in the heart that prevent backflow from the arteries into the ventricles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Broader terms: heart valve, valve
noun
a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heart valve, cardiac valve
Narrower terms: aortic valve, pulmonary valve
History
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