tricuspid valve

noun

Definition of tricuspid valve

: a valve of three flaps that prevents reflux of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium

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Recent Examples on the Web The defect, which affects the tricuspid valve — the valve that sits between the two right heart chambers — has left her with lung disease and severe chronic pulmonary hypertension. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Texas Court Rules in Favor of Mother to Keep Baby on Life Support While Doctors Say Child Is Suffering," 6 Jan. 2020 Tinslee was born with Ebstein Anomaly, which, according to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, is an abnormality in the tricuspid valve, which separates the right atrium from the right ventricle, and affects normal blood flow. — Fox News, "Court order prevents hospital from removing 9-month-old's life support as family looks for new facility," 12 Nov. 2019 Interventricular septum, tricuspid valve, papillary muscles. — Megan Stielstra, Longreads, "Here is My Heart," 19 Apr. 2018

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tricuspid valve

noun

Medical Definition of tricuspid valve

: a valve that is situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle and that resembles the mitral valve in structure but consists of three triangular membranous flaps

— called also right atrioventricular valve