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Medical Definition of Heyer-Pudenz valve
1. A valve used in the shunting procedure for hydrocephaly; consisting of a catheter-valve system in which the ventricular catheter leads the cerebrospinal fluid into a one-way pump through which the cerebrospinal fluid passes down the distal catheter into the right atrium of the heart. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heyer-Pudenz Valve
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