SINUS OF VALSALVA


Meaning of SINUS OF VALSALVA in English

/suy"neuhs euhv val sal"veuh/ , Anat.

any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.

[ see VALSALVA'S MANEUVER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .