Semilunar

Semilunar , adjective

Shaped like a half moon.

Collocations (2)

Semilunar bone (Anatomy) , a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n.

Semilunar valves or Sigmoid valves (Anatomy) , the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.

Semilunar , noun

(Anatomy) The semilunar bone.