heart valve
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Definition
- Noun:
- A biological structure in the heart: A "heart valve" is a natural flap or fold of tissue in the heart that ensures blood flows in only one direction through the heart's chambers.
- A medical implant: A "heart valve" can also refer to an artificial or prosthetic device surgically implanted to replace a damaged or diseased natural heart valve.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The mitral valve is one of the four main heart valves.
- After his diagnosis, he needed surgery to replace a failing heart valve.
- The surgeon carefully repaired the defective heart valve.
Advanced Usage
- "Valve replacement surgery": A common medical procedure involving a heart valve.
- Her recovery from heart valve replacement surgery went smoothly.
- "Valvular heart disease": A condition affecting a heart valve.
- The patient was treated for valvular heart disease.
Variants and Related Words
- Cardiac valve: A more formal, synonymous term for a natural heart valve.
- Valve prosthesis / Prosthetic valve: Terms specifically for an artificial heart valve implant.
- Valvular (adj): Pertaining to or affecting a valve, especially a heart valve.
- The scan showed valvular abnormalities.
Synonyms
- Cardiac valve (for the biological structure).
- Prosthetic heart valve (for the implant).
Related Phrases
- Heart valve disease: A general term for conditions affecting the heart valves.
- Heart valve disorder: Similar to heart valve disease.
- Leaky heart valve: A common non-medical term for valve regurgitation.
Notes
- The term "heart valve" is a compound noun. Its meaning is specific to cardiac anatomy and cardiology. It is not typically used in idiomatic expressions or as a phrasal verb.
Noun
- an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve
- a valve to control one-way flow of blood