sinus of pulmonary trunk


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sinus of pulmonary trunk

[TA]
the space at the origin of the pulmonary trunk between the dilated wall of the vessel and each cusp of the pulmonic valve.
Synonym(s): sinus trunci pulmonalis [TA], pulmonary sinuses
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