About The Word Semilunar
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Semilunar
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What's The Definition Of Semilunar?
[adj] resembling the new moon in shape
Synonyms | Synonyms for Semilunar: bicephalous | crescent(a) | crescent-shaped | lunate | rounded Related Terms | Find terms related to Semilunar: See Also | Semilunar In Webster's Dictionary \Sem`i*lu"nar\, a.
Shaped like a half moon.
{Semilunar bone} (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar.
See {Lunar}, n.
{Semilunar}, or {Sigmoid}, {valves} (Anat.), the valves at
the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery
which prevent the blood from flowing back into the
ventricle.
\Sem`i*lu"nar\, n. (Anat.) The semilunar bone. |
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