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Heart Valves

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Definition: Flaps of tissue that prevent regurgitation of BLOOD from the HEART VENTRICLES to the HEART ATRIA or from the PULMONARY ARTERIES or AORTA to the ventricles.  GEN or unspecified: prefer specifics   
Examples Aortic Valve; Chordae Tendineae; Mitral Valve; Papillary Muscles; Pulmonary Valve; Tricuspid Valve 		Other names Valves, Heart; Valves, Cardiac; Valve, Heart; Valve, Cardiac; Heart Valve; Cardiac Valve; Cardiac Valves

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