(ˌ)valˌsalvə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized V
Etymology: after Antonio Valsalva died 1723 Italian anatomist
: the inflation of the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks
(ˌ)valˌsalvə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized V
Etymology: after Antonio Valsalva died 1723 Italian anatomist
: the inflation of the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012