pulmonary valve

noun Anatomy.

a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.

Words nearby pulmonary valve

pulmonary plexus, pulmonary stenosis, pulmonary tree, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary valve, pulmonary vein, pulmonary ventilation, pulmonate, pulmonic, pulmonic airstream

Medical definitions for pulmonary valve

pulmonary valve

n.

A valve with semilunar cusps at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle of the heart.