Medical Definition of Valva aortae

1. The heart valve that divides the left ventricle and the aorta. The aortic valve opens during left ventricular contraction and then closes to prohibit the backwash of oxygenated blood from the aorta into the ventricle. The aortic valve has 3 valve cusps. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Valva Aortae

values
value judgement
value judgment
value orientation
value statement
valuing
valuta
valutas
valva
valval
valvar
valvar
valvata
valvate
valvate
valva aortae (current term)
valva atrioventricularis dextra
valva atrioventricularis sinistra
valva ileocaecalis
valva mitralis
valva tricuspidalis
valva trunci pulmonalis
valve
valve
valve-in-head engine
valve-shell
valved
valveless
valveless
valvelet

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