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Look up: Bi-valve


  1. bi-leaflet valve
    A low profile mechanical heart valve that is less obstructive to outflow, especially in small size. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?bi-leaflet+valve

  2. Bianchi's valve
    Synonym for lacrimal fold ... A fold of mucous membrane guarding the lower opening of the nasolacrimal duct. ... Synonym: plica lacrimalis, Bianchi's valve, Hasner's fold, Hasner's valve, Huschke's valve, Rosenmuller's valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?Bianchi's+valve

  3. Bicuspid aortic valve
    Bicuspid aortic valve: Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve has only two. There may be no symptoms in childhood, but in time the valve may become stenotic (narrowed), making it harder for blood to pass through it, or the valve may...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=6559

  4. bicuspid aortic valve
    See: familial aortic ectasia syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?bicuspid+aortic+valve

  5. bicuspid aortic valve
    a congenital anomaly of the aortic valve, caused by incomplete separation of two of the three cusps; it is generally asymptomatic early in life but is predisposed to calcification and stenosis later on.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. bicuspid aortic valve
    Type: Term See: familial aortic ectasia syndrome
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=10116

  7. Bicuspid aortic valve
    A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is most commonly a congenital condition of the aortic valve where two of the aortic valvular leaflets fuse during development resulting in a valve that is bicuspid instead of the normal tricuspid configuration. Normally the only cardiac valve that is bicuspid is the mi...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid_aortic_valve

  8. Bicuspid valve
    Bicuspid valve: One of the four valves of the heart, this valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle This valve is more commonly called the mitral valve because it has two flaps (cusps) and loo...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=6558

  9. bicuspid valve
    Synonym for mitral valve ... <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle. During left atrial contraction, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. Upon closure, the mitral valve prohibits the regurgitation of blood back in...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?bicuspid+valve

  10. Bicuspid Valve
    The bicuspid valve or mitral valve is a flap of tissue in the left side of the heart that prevents blood flowing back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EB.HTM

  11. bicuspid valve
    Type: Term Synonyms: mitral valve
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96680

  12. bileaflet valve
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. a low profile mechanical heart valve that is less obstructive to outflow, especially in small size.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96681



  1. biologic valve
    Type: Term Synonyms: tissue valve
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96682

  2. Bivalve
    a member of the mollusk class Bivalvia¸ which have a dorsally hinged, calcareous shell comprised of two valves, and includes the oysters, clams, and mussels.
    Found op http://www.coralrealm.com/viewpage.html?page=/glossary.html

  3. bivalve
    [adj] - (zoology) used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) 2. [n] - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=bivalve

  4. Bivalve
    having two shells or valves which open and shut.
    Found op http://www.fishonline.org/glossary

  5. Bivalve
    a group of molluscs with flattened bodies enclosed by a pair shells (valves) made of hard calcite
    Found op http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/education/glossary.html

  6. Bivalve
    Bi'valve noun [ French bivalve ; bi- (L. bis ) + valve valve.] 1. (Zoology) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usu...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/59

  7. Bivalve
    Bi'valve adjective [ Prefix bi- + valve .] (Zoology & Bot.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/59

  8. bivalve
    1. <marine biology> A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?bivalve

  9. bivalve
    bivalved adjective used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bivalve

  10. bivalve
    pelecypod noun marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bivalve

  11. Bivalve
    • (n.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. • (a.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels. • (n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic l...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/bivalve/

  12. bivalve
    any member of the class Bivalvia, of the phylum Mollusca, characterized by a shell that is divided from front to back into left and right valves. ... [11 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/71

  13. bivalve
    bivalve, aquatic mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (“hatchet-foot”) or Bivalvia, with a laterally compressed body and a shell consisting of two valves, or movable pieces, hinged by an elastic ligament. Bivalves, which include clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, and scallops, are an important...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0807724.html

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