VALSALVA MANEUVER


Meaning of VALSALVA MANEUVER in English

[Val.sal.va maneuver] n [Antonio Maria Valsalva d. 1723 Ital. anatomist] (1886): the process of making a forceful attempt at expiration while holding the nostrils closed and keeping the mouth shut for the purpose of testing the patency of the eustachian tubes or of adjusting middle ear pressure--called also Valsalva

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