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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Val•sal′va maneu′ver (val sal′və),USA pronunciation - Medicinea forced expiratory effort against a closed glottis that decreases intrathoracic pressure, hampering venous return to the heart, and that can be used to inflate the Eustachian tubes and adjust pressure in the middle ear.
- named after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666–1723), Italian anatomist who devised the maneuver
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