Corrigan, Sir Dominic John


Corrigan,

Sir Dominic John, Irish pathologist and clinician, 1802-1880. Corrigan disease - reflux of blood through an incompetent aortic valve into the left ventricle during ventricular diastole. Synonym(s): aortic regurgitationCorrigan pulse - the collapsing or water-hammer-type pulse in aortic regurgitation or peripheral arterial dilation, characterized by an abrupt rise and rapid fall away.