left atrioventricular valve
- noun
- /lɛft ˌeɪtriəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊlər vælv/
- Specialized
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válvula atrioventricular izquierda
- The left atrioventricular valve ensures that blood flows from the left atrium to the left ventricle without backflow.
Examples
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Rheumatic fever can cause narrowing of the left atrioventricular valve, affecting proper heart function.
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During heart surgery, doctors inspected the left atrioventricular valve for signs of damage.
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The left atrioventricular valve regulates blood flow from the left atrium.
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During surgery, the doctor examined the left atrioventricular valve carefully.
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During heart surgery, doctors inspected the left atrioventricular valve for signs of damage.
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Rheumatic fever can cause narrowing of the left atrioventricular valve, affecting proper heart function.
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The left atrioventricular valve ensures that blood flows from the left atrium to the left ventricle without backflow.
Synonyms
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A valve in the left side of the heart that stops blood flowing backward
A heart part with two flaps between the left upper and left lower chambers that controls blood flow
Surface Forms
Morphology
left + atrioventricular + valve
The term is compositionally built: 'left' (side), 'atrioventricular' (relating atrium and ventricle), and 'valve' (flow-control device) together denote the valve on the left side between the left atrium and ventricle (the mitral valve). Although medical/technical, the meaning follows clear compositional morphology and cross‑linguistically similar naming patterns, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Left atrioventricular valve is the name for the valve on the left side of the heart, and the words show its place: left, between the upper chamber left atrium and the lower chamber left ventricle. Picture a one-way door that lets blood go from the top room to the bottom room and stops it from going back, so the name reminds you it 'keeps blood moving forward'.