Valsalva maneuver (experiment method test) etc. — Val·sal·va maneuver (experiment, method, test), etc. (vahl sahlґvə) [Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist, 1666–1723] see under maneuver, and see sinus aortae … Medical dictionary
Valsalva maneuver — A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air exits through the mouth or nose as, for example, in strenuous coughing, straining during a bowel movement, or lifting a heavy weight. The… … Medical dictionary
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… … Universalium
Valsalva maneuver — Val•sal′va maneu ver [[t]vælˈsæl və[/t]] n. med an attempt to expel air against a closed glottis or closed lips and nostrils, used for adjusting pressure in the middle ear • Etymology: after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666–1723), Italian anatomist who… … From formal English to slang
Valsalva maneuver — [val sal′və] n. [after Antonio Valsalva (1666 1723), It anatomist] any forced expiratory effort against a closed or blocked air passage, as blowing hard with nose and mouth closed during an ascent or descent in an aircraft to equalize pressure in … English World dictionary
Valsalvamaneuver — Val·sal·va maneuver (văl sălʹvə) n. 1. Expiratory effort when the mouth is closed and the nostrils are pinched shut, which forces air into the eustachian tubes and increases pressure on the inside of the eardrum. 2. Expiratory effort against a… … Universalium
sinus of valsalva — välˈsälvə Usage: usually capitalized V Etymology: after Antonio M. Valsalva died 1723 Italian anatomist : any one of the pouches of the aorta and pulmonary artery which are located behind the flaps of the semilunar valves and into which the blood … Useful english dictionary
sinus of Valsalva — sinus of Val·sal·va väl säl və n any one of the pouches of the aorta and pulmonary artery which are located behind the flaps of the semilunar valves and into which the blood in its regurgitation toward the heart enters and thereby closes the… … Medical dictionary
Sinus of Valsalva — /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] * * * … Universalium
