semilunar
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Closing of the semilunar valves produces a monosyllabic “dup” sound.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The semilunar valves form between weeks five and nine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
There are three dilations in the wall of the aorta just superior to the aortic semilunar valve.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The valves at the openings that lead to the pulmonary trunk and aorta are known generically as semilunar valves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In cases where much injury has been done to the floor of the axilla and wall of chest, the deltoid flap must be made large in proportion, and triangular rather than semilunar in shape.
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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