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atrioventricular valve

atrioventricular valve noun: either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

Noun

atrioventricular valve (plural atrioventricular valves)

  1. Either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

Forms of atrioventricular valve

pluralatrioventricular valves

Questions about atrioventricular valve

What does atrioventricular valve mean?
Atrioventricular valve means either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.
What part of speech is atrioventricular valve?
Atrioventricular valve is a noun.
What is the plural of atrioventricular valve?
The plural of atrioventricular valve is atrioventricular valves.

Words near atrioventricular valve in the dictionary

  1. atriotomy
  2. atriovenous
  3. atrioventricular
  4. atrioventricular bundle
  5. atrioventricular bundles
  6. atrioventricular valve
  7. atrioventricular valves
  8. atrip
  9. atrist
  10. atrists
  11. atrium

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