Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

tricuspid valve

The valve that closes the orifice between the right cardiac atrium and right ventricle during ventricular systole.

SYN: right atrioventricular valve; ; valvula tricuspidalis
See: cardiac valve

Main entry:
valve



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