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Cardiovascular System > Heart > Heart Valves

Preferred term

Heart Valves  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cardiac Valve
  • Cardiac Valves
  • Valve, Cardiac
  • Valves, Cardiac

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • Flaps of tissue that prevent regurgitation of BLOOD from the HEART VENTRICLES to the HEART ATRIA or from the PULMONARY ARTERIES or AORTA to the ventricles.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006351

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