Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.

    Herzklappe

    серде́чный кла́панserdéčnyj klápan

    серцевий клапанsercevyj klapan

More definitions
  • an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve
  • a valve to control one-way flow of blood

Examples

1 sentences
  1. He was born with an incompletely formed heart valve.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
valve in the heart:
Русский
By meaning 1
valve in the heart:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
valve in the heart:

Forms

plural: heart valves
Singularheart valve
Pluralheart valves

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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