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

1 sense of tricuspid valve

Sense 1
tricuspid valve, right atrioventricular valve -- (valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts)
       => atrioventricular valve -- (either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)