Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aortic_valve

1 sense of aortic valve

Sense 1
aortic valve -- (a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart)
       => semilunar valve -- (a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart)