Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: tricuspid valve, right atrioventricular valve]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
right atrioventricular valve
n 1: 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 [syn: tricuspid valve, right
atrioventricular valve]