pulmonary orifice
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pulmonary atresia — congenital severe narrowing or obstruction of the pulmonary orifice of the heart, characterized by cardiomegaly, reduced pulmonary vascularity, and right ventricular atrophy. It is usually associated with tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of… … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary atresia — Infobox Disease Name = Pulmonary atresia Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|Q|25|5|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|747.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001091 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2526 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2898 MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Pulmonary stenosis — The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the pulmonary artery is impeded. This means the right ventricle must pump harder than normal to overcome the obstruction. If the stenosis is… … Medical dictionary
orifice — Any aperture or opening. SEE ALSO: aperture, opening, os, ostium, meatus. SYN: orificium [TA]. [L. orificium] anal o. SYN: anus. aortic o. [TA] the opening from the left … Medical dictionary
Right atrioventricular orifice — Section of the heart showing the ventricular septum. (Right atrioventricular orifice visible at left, but not labeled.) Latin ostium atrioventriculare dextrum Gray s … Wikipedia
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery — NOTES redirects here. For other uses, see Note (disambiguation). Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)[1] is an experimental surgical technique whereby scarless abdominal operations can be performed with an endoscope passed… … Wikipedia
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery — (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique whereby scarless abdominal operations can be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (mouth, urethra, anus, etc.) then through an internal incision in the stomach, vagina, bladder … Wikipedia
opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
Murmur — A Murmur is an abnormal "whooshing" sound created by blood flow through heart valves, as well as flow through chamber narrowings or unusual connections seen with congenital heart disease. It is usually heard by the doctor while… … Medical dictionary
ostium trunci pulmonalis — [TA] opening of pulmonary trunk: the opening between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk, guarded by the pulmonary valve; called also pulmonary orifice … Medical dictionary
