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Synonym for valvoplasty ... Surgical reconstruction of a deformed cardiac valve, for the relief of stenosis or incompetence. ... Synonym: valvuloplasty. ... Origin: valve + G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(val´vu-lo-plas″te) plastic repair of a valve, especially a valve of the heart. balloon valvuloplasty dilation of a stenotic cardiac valve by means of a balloon-tipped catheter that is introduced into the valve and inflated.
Type: Term Pronunciation: val′vyū-lō-plas′tē Synonyms: valvoplasty
reconstruction or repair of a narrowed heart valve 
surgical repair of a heart valve for relief of incompetence.
Reshaping of a heart valve with surgical or catheter techniques.