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Maneuver — Maneuver, manoeuvre (also spelled manœuvre or manoeuver from the French) may be a synonym for strategy or tactic. It is the manipulation of a situation in order to gain some advantage. Military or naval movement Military exercise Maneuver warfare … Wikipedia
maneuver — A planned movement or procedure. [Fr. manoeuvre, fr. L. manu operari, to work by hand] Adson m. SYN: Adson test. Barlow m. test for hip instability, with dislocation occurring with flexion … Medical dictionary
Valsalva maneuver — [val sal′və] n. [after Antonio Valsalva (1666 1723), It anatomist] any forced expiratory effort against a closed or blocked air passage, as blowing hard with nose and mouth closed during an ascent or descent in an aircraft to equalize pressure in … English World dictionary
Valsalva experiment — Valsalva maneuver (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Valsalva method — Valsalva maneuver (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
Valsalva test — Valsalva maneuver (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
Valsalva maneuver — A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air exits through the mouth or nose as, for example, in strenuous coughing, straining during a bowel movement, or lifting a heavy weight. The… … Medical dictionary
Valsalva maneuver — The Valsalva maneuver is performed by forcibly exhaling against a closed airway. Variations of the maneuver can be used either in medicine, as a test of cardiac function and autonomic nervous control of the heart or to ‘clear’ the ears and… … Wikipedia
Valsalva maneuver (experiment method test) etc. — Val·sal·va maneuver (experiment, method, test), etc. (vahl sahlґvə) [Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist, 1666–1723] see under maneuver, and see sinus aortae … Medical dictionary
Valsalva maneuver — /val sal veuh/ a forced expiratory effort against a closed glottis that decreases intrathoracic pressure, hampering venous return to the heart, and that can be used to inflate the Eustachian tubes and adjust pressure in the middle ear. [named… … Universalium
