| valvular pneumothorax | A variety of spontaneous pneumothorax in which air enters the pleural cavity and is trapped during expiration; intrathoracic pressure builds to values higher than atmospheric pressure, compresses the lung, and may displace the mediastinum and its structures toward the opposite side, with consequent disadvantageous effects on blood flow. Synonym: pressure pneumothorax, valvular pneumothorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| valvular prolapse | <syndrome> A syndrome, particularly of the atrioventricular valves, in which systole causes a sudden tensing of a scallop of a valve or an entire cusp producing the auscultatory click. Synonym: valvular prolapse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvular regurgitation | A leaky state of one or more of the cardiac valves, the valve not closing tightly and blood therefore regurgitating through it. Synonym: valvular incompetence, valvular insufficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvular sclerosis | Fibrosis, often with calcification of valves, considered to be an aging change and not due to primary valvular disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvular thrombus | A parietal thrombus that projects into the lumen of the vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvular i. |
see under insufficiency.
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| valvular p. |
tension p.
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| valvular r. |
backflow of blood past a venous valve in the lower limb due to venous insufficiency.
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| valvular s. |
fibrous thickening of a cardiac valve, especially the mitral valve.
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