Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
seminar
seminary
seminiferous
Seminole
seminoma
seminomadic
seminude
semiochemical
semiofficial
semiology
semiotics
semipalmate
semipermanent
semipermeable
semipolar bond
semiporcelain
semipostal
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

semilunar valve

sem·i·lu·nar valve (plural sem·i·lu·nar valves)


noun 
Definition:
 
crescent-shaped heart valve: either of two crescent-shaped valves in the heart that prevent blood from flowing back into the ventricles. The two valves are called the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve.

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft