Definition that contains heart valve
- murmur an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- cusp a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- leaflet a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- regurgitation backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
- endocarditis inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
- cardiac murmur an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- rheumatic heart disease heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood
- heart murmur an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- semilunar valve a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart
- open-heart surgery heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired