Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atrioventricular valve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: atri-oven-tric-u-lar -valve
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

Inflected Forms

atrioventricular valves (plural)

Phrases

mitral valve tricuspid valve

Frequently Paired Words

mitral valve tricuspid valve semilunar valve

Questions

What does atrioventricular valve mean?: Either of the two valves in the heart, situated between the atria and the ventricles, that prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria during systole.

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