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Sinus of Valsalva

[ sahy-nuhs uhv val-sal-vuh ]

noun

Anatomy.
  1. any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinus of Valsalva1

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One such case seen only at autopsy had a rupture of the aorta just above the sinus of Valsalva and died of hemopericardium.

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