SEMI-LUNAR


Meaning of SEMI-LUNAR in English

adj. shaped like a half moon or crescent.

Phrases and idioms:

semi-lunar bone a bone of this shape in the carpus. semi-lunar cartilage a cartilage of this shape in the knee. semi-lunar valve a valve of this shape in the heart.

Etymology: mod.L semilunaris (as SEMI-, LUNAR)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.