Akademik

heart valve

noun

1. a valve to control one-way flow of blood

• Syn: ↑cardiac valve

• Hypernyms: ↑valve

• Hyponyms: ↑atrioventricular valve, ↑semilunar valve

• Part Holonyms: ↑heart, ↑pump, ↑ticker

• Part Meronyms: ↑cusp, ↑leaflet

2. an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve

• Hypernyms: ↑implant

Useful english dictionary. 2012.