- heart valve
- heart valve n any of the valves that control blood flow to and from the heart and that include the atrioventricular valves, the aortic valve, and the pulmonary valve called also cardiac valve
Medical dictionary. 2011.
heart valve
Look at other dictionaries:
Heart valve — In anatomy, the heart valves are valves in the heart that maintain the unidirectional flow of blood by opening and closing depending on the difference in pressure on each side. The mechanical equivalent of the heart valves would be the reed… … Wikipedia
Heart valve repair — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.0 35.2 Heart valve repair is a surgical technique used to fix defects in … Wikipedia
Heart valve dysplasia — is a congenital heart defect which affects the aortic, pulmonary, mitral, and tricuspid heart valves. Pulmonary valve stenosis and aortic valve stenosis are discussed separately. Dysplasia of the mitral and tricuspid valves can cause leakage of… … Wikipedia
Heart valve stenosis — can refer to one of the following conditions: * Mitral stenosis * Aortic valve stenosis … Wikipedia
heart valve prosthesis — prosthetic heart valve; see under valve … Medical dictionary
heart valve — noun 1. a valve to control one way flow of blood • Syn: ↑cardiac valve • Hypernyms: ↑valve • Hyponyms: ↑atrioventricular valve, ↑semilunar valve • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
heart valve — noun The valves in heart which prevent blood from moving wrong direction … Wiktionary
heart valve — membrane that controls the flow of blood in and out of the heart … English contemporary dictionary
Artificial heart valve — An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires… … Wikipedia
Valve of coronary sinus — Valve of the coronary sinus Interior of right side of heart. (Valve of the coronary sinus labeled at bottom left.) Latin valvula sinus coronarii Gray s … Wikipedia
