'Semilunar valves' definitions:

Definition of 'Semilunar valves'

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  • Semilunar \Sem`i*lu"nar\, a. Shaped like a half moon. [1913 Webster]
  • Semilunar bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n.
  • Semilunar valves, or 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. [1913 Webster]

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