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BICUSPID VALVE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

OBS

The bicuspid or mitral valve ... is attached to the circumference of the left atrioventricular orifice in the same way that the tricuspid valve is on the opposite side. It consists of two triangular cusps, formed by duplicatures of the lining membrane, strengthened by fibrous tissue, and containing a few muscular fibers.

Key term(s)
  • left atrio-ventricular valve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

L’usage des termes «valvule» et «valve» a changé, ce qui explique le flottement qui persiste quant au sens des termes. En accord avec la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, on appelle désormais «valvule» chacune des lames membraneuses dont est composée la «valve».

OBS

valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

Key term(s)
  • valve atrioventriculaire gauche
  • valve auriculo-ventriculaire gauche
  • valve auriculoventriculaire gauche
  • valvule atrio-ventriculaire gauche
  • valvule atrioventriculaire gauche
  • valvule auriculoventriculaire gauche
  • valvule bicuspide

Spanish

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