aortic valve

Noun

Meaning

a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

valve atrioventricular valve heart valve mitral valve bicuspid valve cardiac valve aortopulmonary semilunar valve aortopulmonary valve valve in the human heart aortic semilunar valve one of the heart valves aortic atrioventricular septal valve one of the cardiac valves trileaflet valve aortic atrioventricular valve
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Hypernyms

semilunar valve

Examples

A special kind of replacement called percutaneous aortic valve replacement is done through catheters are does not require open-heart surgery. Source: Internet

Baptist Health Paducah, which serves patients in a four-state area, offers state-of-the-art procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and minimally invasive options for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Source: Internet

He created models of the cerebral ventricles with the use of melted wax and constructed a glass aorta to observe the circulation of blood through the aortic valve by using water and grass seed to watch flow patterns. Source: Internet

If the aortic valve does not normally open and close, trained fingertips will observe two pulses to each heartbeat instead of one. Source: Internet

Bicuspid aortic valve: The most common cause of aortic stenosis in younger people is a congenital bicuspid valve. Source: Internet

My interest in K2 stems from my recent diagnosis by my new cardiologist – that my aortic valve is only opening 0.7cm vs 3cm fully. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aortic semilunar valve aortic stenosis aortic surgery aortically aortico- aorticopulmonary