Left semilunar leaflet of pulmonary valve
Valvula semilunaris sinistra valvae trunci pulmonalis
- Latin synonym: Valvula adjacens sinistra valvae trunci pulmonalis
- Synonym: Left adjacent leaflet of pulmonary valve; Left semilunar cusp of pulmonary valve
- Related terms: Left semilunar cusp
Definition
The pulmonary valve is composed by three cusps (right, left and anterior semilunar cusps), formed by duplicatures of the lining membrane, strengthened by fibrous tissue.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
