| Valsalva maneuver |
Voluntary increasing pressure in the abdominal cavity with the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to bear down on the rectum to facilitate defecation.
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| Valsalva maneuver |
The action of closing the airways and straining down on the abdominal muscles (such as when straining to have a bowel movement).
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| Valsalva maneuver |
The forced inflation of the middle ear by exhaling with the mouth closed and the nostrils pinched.
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| Valsalva maneuver |
The maneuver involves forcefully exhaling while all of your air passageways are closed. This maneuver may be used when straining with bowel movements.
Ãâó: www.mentorcorp.com/pelvic-organ-prolapse/gyn_gloss...
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| Valsalva leak point p. |
the amount of pressure on the bladder by a Valsalva maneuver at which leakage of urine from the urethra occurs; this is a measure of strength of the urethral sphincters.
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