HEART VALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heart valve mean? 

• HEART VALVE (noun)
  The noun HEART VALVE has 2 senses:

1. a valve to control one-way flow of blood

2. an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve

  Familiarity information: HEART VALVE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEART VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A valve to control one-way flow of blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cardiac valve; heart valve

Hypernyms ("heart valve" is a kind of...):

valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)

Meronyms (parts of "heart valve"):

cusp; leaflet (a thin triangular flap of a heart valve)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heart valve"):

atrioventricular valve (either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)

semilunar valve (a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart)

Holonyms ("heart valve" is a part of...):

heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("heart valve" is a kind of...):

implant (a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue)

 Context examples 

It's one of the most common heart valve conditions.

(Heart Valve Diseases, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Issue associated with the escape of blood around a heart valve, particularly around its leaflets.

(Perivalvular Leak Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

A condition resulted from the escape of blood around a heart valve, particularly around its leaflets.

(Perivalvular Leak, NCI Thesaurus)

A ring of supportive material around a heart valve designed to provide a stable surface for attachment to surrounding tissues.

(Heart Valve Sewing Ring Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Most people with Marfan syndrome have heart and blood vessel problems, such as a weakness in the aorta or heart valves that leak.

(Marfan Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Issue associated with the heart valve leaflet not closing properly.

(Incomplete Coaptation Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

A condition in which the tissues lining the inside of the heart and the heart valves become inflamed (red and swollen).

(Endocarditis, NCI Dictionary)

If your heart valve is damaged, you may need surgery.

(Endocarditis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

A valvule or leaflet that comprises a heart valve.

(Cardiac Valve Cusp, NCI Thesaurus)

The excessive amount of homogentisic acid in the blood may cause damage to cartilage and heart valves, and may result in the formation of kidney stones.

(Alkaptonuria, NCI Thesaurus)