| annuloplasty | Reconstruction of the ring (or annulus) of an incompetent cardiac valve. Origin: L. Anulus, ring, + G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
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| annuloplasty ring | The dilated annulus is sutured, often to a prosthetic ring, thereby reducing it to its normal systolic size. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jenner-Kay unit | That amount of phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphorus; approximately 2 Bodansky unit's or 1 King unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kay | Herbert D., British biochemist, *1893. See: Jenner-Kay unit. (05 Mar 2000) |