semilunaariläppä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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semilunaarinen (semilunar, resembling half-moon) +‎ läppä (valve)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsemiˌlunɑːriˌlæpːæ/, [ˈs̠e̞miˌlunɑ̝ːriˌlæpːæ]
  • Rhymes: -æpːæ
  • Hyphenation(key): semi‧lunaari‧läppä

Noun

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semilunaariläppä

  1. (anatomy) semilunar valve (either of the two crescent-shaped valves in the heart that prevent backflow from the arteries into the ventricles)

Declension

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Possessive forms of semilunaariläppä (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)

Synonyms

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