Definition of valvular in English:
valvular
adjective ˈvalvjʊləˈvælvjələr
Relating to, having, or acting as a valve or valves.
three pairs of valvular apertures
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1995, she received a diagnosis of mild valvular heart disease.
- We decided to monitor his valvular disease with clinical examinations and echocardiograms.
- Echocardiograms did not reveal left heart dysfunction or valvular disease in any patient.
- It also allows the physician to identify and rule out other potential causes of the patient's symptoms, such as valvular lesions, pericardial disease, and pulmonary hypertension.
- Narrowing of the arteries and valvular disease of the heart both replace the relative quiet of smooth blood flow with the gurgles of turbulence.
Origin
Late 18th century: from modern Latin valvula (diminutive of Latin valva 'leaf of a door') + -ar1.
Definition of valvular in US English:
valvular
adjectiveˈvælvjələrˈvalvyələr
Relating to, having, or acting as a valve or valves.
three pairs of valvular apertures
Example sentencesExamples
- Echocardiograms did not reveal left heart dysfunction or valvular disease in any patient.
- It also allows the physician to identify and rule out other potential causes of the patient's symptoms, such as valvular lesions, pericardial disease, and pulmonary hypertension.
- Narrowing of the arteries and valvular disease of the heart both replace the relative quiet of smooth blood flow with the gurgles of turbulence.
- In 1995, she received a diagnosis of mild valvular heart disease.
- We decided to monitor his valvular disease with clinical examinations and echocardiograms.
Origin
Late 18th century: from modern Latin valvula (diminutive of Latin valva ‘leaf of a door’) + -ar.