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tricuspid valve

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tricuspid valve

–noun Anatomy.
the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
Compare mitral valve.


Origin:
1660–70
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tricuspid valve  
n.  The three-segmented valve of the heart that keeps blood in the right ventricle from flowing back into the right atrium.
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Main Entry: tricuspid valve
Function: noun
: a valve that is situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle and that resembles themitral valve in structure but consists of three triangular membranous flaps called also right atrioventricular valve
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tricuspid valve n.
The three-segmented valve of the heart that keeps blood in the right ventricle from flowing back into the right atrium. Also called right atrioventricular valve.

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