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RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does right atrioventricular valve mean?
• RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE (noun)
The noun RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR 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: RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR 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 ("right atrioventricular 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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