valvular
Pertaining to flaps
Valvular means relating to or affecting valves, especially the valves of the heart: valvular heart disease, valvular dysfunction.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts, describing conditions where heart valves don't open or close properly.
Circulatory system's pump
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
murmur · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonary · bicuspid · leaflet · annulus
Single-sheet printed handout
- cuspPoint of transition
- annulusRegion between two circles
- orificeBodily passage entrance
- commissureAnatomical meeting point
papillary · endocardium · septum · ventricle · atrium · pericardium · tissue · collagen
Unbroken forward movement
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- gradientRate of change across space
- pressureForce upon contact
backflow · turbulence · perfusion · circulation · incompetence · obstruction · resistance · bloodstream
heart
Circulatory system's pump
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
prolapse · murmur · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonary · bicuspid · leaflet · annulus · endocarditis
leaflet
Single-sheet printed handout
commissure · papillary · endocardium · septum · ventricle · atrium · pericardium · tissue · collagen · fibrous
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- gradientRate of change across space
pressure · backflow · turbulence · perfusion · circulation · incompetence · obstruction · resistance · bloodstream · arterial
hinge
Movable connecting joint
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
pneumatic · solenoid · spring · cam · lever · servo · rotary · prosthetic · mechanical · pyrolytic
valvularmuscular
Having well-developed sinews
myocardial · arterial · vascular · pericardial · coronary
valve, valves, bivalve, valved, valving, heart valve, mitral valve, aortic valve, tricuspid valve