semilunar
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Origin of semilunar
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The atrioventricular valves form between weeks five and eight, and the semilunar valves form between weeks five and nine.
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The two semilunar valves, the pulmonary and aortic valves, are closed, preventing backflow of blood into the right and left ventricles from the pulmonary trunk on the right and the aorta on the left.
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The semilunar valves close to prevent backflow into the heart.
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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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Fruit a fleshy drupe resembling somewhat a small apple, the pit very hard, semilunar, flattened, with 4 compartments and as many solitary seeds.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
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