VALSALVA MANEUVER


Meaning of VALSALVA MANEUVER in English

/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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