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semilunar

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sem·i·lu·nar  (sm-lnr, sm-) also sem·i·lu·nate (-lnt)
adj.
Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.

semilunar [ˌsɛmɪˈluːnə]
adj
shaped like a crescent or half-moon
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Adj.1.semilunar - resembling the new moon in shape
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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Normally, after the septation of the arterial trunk, three mesenchymal swellings develop in to semilunar leaflets of the aortic and pulmonary trunk.
 
 
 
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