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Record 1 2014-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
  • Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
valvula
Latin
DEF

The thin flap of a valve in the heart or a blood vessel.

OBS

valvula: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
valvula
Latin
DEF

Chacune des lames membraneuses qui forment les valves cardiaques.

OBS

valvula : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

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».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
valvula
Latin
DEF

Membrana que permite la circulación de un líquido en un solo sentido.

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