LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle

Synonyms:

bicuspid valve; left atrioventricular valve; mitral valve

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("left atrioventricular valve" is a kind of...):

atrioventricular valve (either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)

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