semilunar : Idioms & Phrases

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Semilunar, ∨ Sigmoid, valves

  • (Anat.), the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.
Webster 1913

Semilunar bone

  • noun one of the eight small wrist bones
    lunate bone; os lunatum.
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  • (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n.
Webster 1913

semilunar cartilage

  • noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
    meniscus.
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semilunar valve

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