Sinus-of-valsalva
[sahy-nuh s uh v val-sal-vuh] /ˈsaɪ nəs əv vælˈsæl və/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
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