Search Result for "right atrioventricular valve":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: tricuspid valve, right atrioventricular valve]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

right atrioventricular valve n 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 [syn: tricuspid valve, right atrioventricular valve]