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DictionarySeeincompetencepulmonary incompetence
incompetence [in-kom´pĕ-tens] 1. inability to function properly.2. the legal status of a person determined by the court to be unable to manage his own affairs.3. insufficiency.aortic incompetence insufficiency" >aortic insufficiency.mitral incompetence insufficiency" >mitral insufficiency.pulmonary incompetence insufficiency" >pulmonary insufficiency.tricuspid incompetence insufficiency" >tricuspid insufficiency.valvular incompetence insufficiency" >valvular insufficiency.pul·mo·nar·y in·com·pe·tence , pulmonic incompetencedefective closure of the pulmonic valve permitting regurgitation into the right ventricle during diastole.pulmonary incompetence Failure of efficient closure of the heart valve at the beginning of the PULMONARY ARTERY. This is an uncommon heart valve defect and, as a rule, is not, in itself, particularly serious. |