aortic valve
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- noun
- /eɪˈɔrtɪk vælv/
- Specialized
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válvula aórtica
- Also, from the murmur we think we hear, there may be a fair bit of stenosis around the aortic valve.
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve surgery
- aortic valve disease
Four years ago, one of my best friend's father's father was told that his aortic valve was going to fail at some point.
- Four years ago, one of my best friend's father's father was told that his aortic valve was going to fail at some point.
Examples
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Do you want to scrub in on an aortic valve replacement?
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Two days ago, he underwent an aortic valve replacement.
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So this, so the clinical trial that has just I think been completed in the US is an aortic valve trial.
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Four years ago, one of my best friend's father's father was told that his aortic valve was going to fail at some point.
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Subject, age 47, underwent an aortic valve replacement.
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In the present report, we describe the case of a patient who developed post-septoplasty endocarditis and required aortic valve replacement.
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A transthoracic echocardiogram showed severe aortic insufficiency with aortic valve vegetations.
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The surgeon explained that they would replace the aortic valve during the operation.
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After the diagnosis, he was relieved to know that a new aortic valve could be implanted.
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The patient felt better after the surgery that repaired her damaged aortic valve.
Synonyms
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A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
A part of the heart with moon-shaped flaps that stops blood flowing back after each beat
A valve in the heart that makes blood flow one way between chambers and major vessels
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'aortic' means related to the aorta and 'valve' is a flow-control device, so 'aortic valve' naturally denotes the valve associated with the aorta that controls blood flow. This is a standard noun–noun/adj–noun compound following common medical naming patterns and is therefore transparent to learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
The noun aortic valve comes from a simple picture: a valve is like a small door between the heart's 'left chamber' and the big blood vessel called the 'aorta', letting blood go out but not back in. So, aortic valve means the heart's door that stops blood from flowing back into the heart.