单词 | Valsalva maneuver |
释义 | Valsalva maneuver /val sal"veuh/ a forced expiratory effort against a closed glottis that decreases intrathoracic pressure, hampering venous return to the heart, and that can be used to inflate the Eustachian tubes and adjust pressure in the middle ear. [named after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666-1723), Italian anatomist who devised the maneuver] |
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