semilunar
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At the base of the pulmonary trunk is the pulmonary semilunar valve, which prevents backflow of blood into the right ventricle during ventricular diastole.
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The semilunar valves form between weeks five and nine.
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Any condition that increases resistance requires a greater afterload to force open the semilunar valves and pump the blood.
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Blood is pumped from the heart, pushing open the pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves.
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In some cases, however, it has been found that after removal of a large pterygium, a retraction of the caruncle and the semilunar fold is apt to take place, which renders the eyeball unpleasantly prominent.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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