TRICUSPID VALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricuspid valve mean? 

• TRICUSPID VALVE (noun)
  The noun TRICUSPID VALVE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: TRICUSPID VALVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICUSPID VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

right atrioventricular valve; tricuspid valve

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)

 Context examples 

The anterior valvule or leaflet that comprises the tricuspid valve of the heart.

(Infundibular Cusp, NCI Thesaurus)

These abnormalities can include defects in the lower part of the atrial septum and the ventricular septum and lack of separation of the mitral and tricuspid valves.

(Atrioventricular Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital heart malformation characterized by apical displacement of the opening of the tricuspid valve.

(Ebstein Anomaly, NCI Thesaurus)

Tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and mitral valve.

(Chordae Tendineae, NCI Thesaurus)

The defect involves both the right ventricle and the tricuspid valve, and can lead to cardiomyopathy and tachyarrhythmias.

(Ebstein Anomaly, NCI Thesaurus)