semilunar valve

semilunar valve
either of two valves, one in the aorta and one in the pulmonary artery, consisting of a set of three crescent-shaped flaps of tissue and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart after contraction. Cf. aortic valve, pulmonary valve.
[1710-20]

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