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val·vu·lar

 (văl′vyə-lər)
adj.
Relating to, having, or operating by means of valves or valvelike parts.
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valvular

(ˈvælvjʊlə)
adj
1. of, relating to, operated by, or having a valve or valves
2. having the shape or function of a valve
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Adj.1.valvular - relating to or operating by means of valvesvalvular - relating to or operating by means of valves
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Translations

valvular

adj (= shaped like valve)ventilartig; (Med) → Herzklappen-; valvular inflammation (Med) → Herzklappenentzündung f
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val·vu·lar

a. valvular, rel. a una válvula o de su naturaleza;
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It will suffice to quote the highest authority, Robert Brown, who in speaking of certain organs in the Proteaceae, says their generic importance, 'like that of all their parts, not only in this but, as I apprehend, in every natural family, is very unequal, and in some cases seems to be entirely lost.' Again in another work he says, the genera of the Connaraceae 'differ in having one or more ovaria, in the existence or absence of albumen, in the imbricate or valvular aestivation.
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is cardiac dysfunction produced by structural and/or functional abnormalities of single or multiple cardiac valves [1].
Past grants have yielded devices to treat scoliosis, pediatric valvular heart disease, and projectile vomiting in newborns, according to the FDA.
Case studies review history, the physical exam, lab results, treatment, and discussion of aortic, aortic valvular, and mitral valvular diseases; prosthetic valves; coronary artery, pulmonary artery, congenital heart, and infective diseases; cardiac tumors; cardiomyopathy; trauma; and miscellaneous cases.
METHODS: We identified valvular heart disease in 24 women treated with fenfluramine-phentermine who had no history of cardiac disease.
El objetivo de esta investigacion fue determinar los cambios histopatologicos de las aletas valvulares compatibles con enfermedad degenerativa valvular (EDV) en perros que al examen clinico se encontraban asintomaticos.
Many efforts have been made, but much more needs to be done as we acquire more experience and develop better relationships with international groups to spread the benefits of medical research as widely as possible,Ao she said.Princess Haya delivered the keynote address at the inaugural meeting of the CenterAAEs Science and Practice Series, the Valvular Heart Disease Update.
Antibiotics have long been prescribed before dental work for patients with valvular disease to protect against infective endocarditis (IE)--an infection of the heart's inner layer, often in the valves, which is a risk factor for heart failure.
It's therefore important that the echo tape be reviewed by someone with extensive experience in valvular heart disease.
The two types of valvular disease are: stenosis, or difficulty in opening the valves, often caused by calcium buildup on the valve; and regurgitation or leaky valve, in which the valve does not close properly and blood leaks back in the wrong direction.
Patients with Parkinson's disease who received the drugs pergolide or cabergoline had profoundly higher rates of clinically significant valvular heart disease than did those taking other dopamine agonists, in two European studies.