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BICUSPID VALVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bicuspid valve mean?
• BICUSPID VALVE (noun)
The noun BICUSPID VALVE has 1 sense:
1. valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Familiarity information: BICUSPID VALVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bicuspid valve; left atrioventricular valve; mitral valve
Hypernyms ("bicuspid 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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