valvular
/ˈvalvjʊlə
/adjective
Relating to, having, or acting as a valve or valves: valvular heart disease three pairs of valvular apertures...
- In 1995, she received a diagnosis of mild valvular heart disease.
- Echocardiograms did not reveal left heart dysfunction or valvular disease in any patient.
- It also allows the physician to identify and rule out other potential causes of the patient's symptoms, such as valvular lesions, pericardial disease, and pulmonary hypertension.
Origin
Late 18th century: from modern Latin valvula (diminutive of Latin valva 'leaf of a door') + -ar1.
- expansion board
- expansion bolt
- expansion card
- expansionism
- expansionist
- expansionistic
- expansion joint
- expansion slot
- expansion team
- expansive
- expansively
- expansiveness
- expansivity
- ex parte
- expat
- expatiate
- expatiation
- expatriate
- expatriation
- expatriatism
- expect
- expectable
- expectably
- expectance
- expectancy