adjective
definition
Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
definition
Like a valve.
Examples of valvular in a Sentence
Whilst absolutely contra-indicated in all cases of valvular disease, it is of value in cases of cardiac hypertrophy with over-action.
It is invariably the result of some cause acting generally, such as renal disease, valvular defect of the heart, or an impoverished state of the blood; while a mere oedema is usually dependent upon some local obstruction to the return of blood or lymph, or of both, the presence of parasites within the tissue, such as the filaria sanguinis hominis or trichina spiralis, or the poisonous bites of insects.
Some of these children developed carditis and valvular disease.
Thus the defects, whether of this secretion or of that, and again of motor activity, the state of the valvular junctions, the volume of the cavities, and their position in the abdomen, may be ascertained, and dealt with as far as may be; so that, although the fluctuations of chemical digestion are still very obscure, the application of remedies after a mere traditional routine is no longer excusable.
In the dyspnoea of advanced valvular disease of the heart morphine relieves the distress and restlessness, and induces sleep. It should however be withheld if the heart has undergone fatty degeneration.
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It is this sac-like and not valvular carapace, therefore, that justifies the term Ascothoracida.
Other abnormal responses Square wave response Seen in cardiac failure, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and valvular heart disease.
In many aquatic larvae we find that all the spiracles are closed up, or become functionless, except a pair at the hinder end which are associated with some arrangement - such as the valvular flaps of the gnat larva or the telescopic " tail " of the drone-fly larva - for piercing the surface film and drawing periodical supplies of atmospheric air.
But the practitioner must be assured that neither valvular lesion nor degeneration of the myocardium is present.
All patients with evidence of heart failure without valvular disease will be encouraged to commence ACE inhibitors.
Patients with cardiac disease, especially significant shunts or stenotic valvular lesions, are vulnerable to these changes.
On examination of the distribution of the varicose veins might suggest the site of valvular incompetence.
His Treatise on the diseases of the heart is said to include some of the finest clinical descriptions of valvular defects ever written.
Valves that are narrow, tight, or stiff (valvular stenosis) do not open completely and limit the forward flow of blood through the valve.