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HEART VALVES [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

Flaps of tissue that prevent regurgitation of blood from the ventricles to the atria or from the pulmonary arteries or aorta to the ventricles.

Key term(s)
  • valve
  • valves
  • cardiac valve
  • cardiac valves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Valvules cardiaques. Ces replis membraneux canalisent le sang à l'intérieur [des cavités cardiaques] pour qu'il s'écoule dans une direction unique.

Key term(s)
  • valvules
  • valvule cardiaque
  • valvules du cœur
  • valvule du cœur
  • valvule

Spanish

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