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paravalvular

paravalvular adjective: beyond a (heart) valve.

Adjective

paravalvular (not comparable)

  1. Beyond a (heart) valve
    • Other complications of K. kingae endocarditis include valvular insufficiency, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary infarction and paravalvular abscesses [ 4 ].2015 July 7, Nicola Principi, Susanna Esposito, “Kingella kingae infections in children”, in BMC Infectious Diseases, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of paravalvular

From para- + valvular.

Questions about paravalvular

What does paravalvular mean?
Paravalvular means beyond a (heart) valve.
What part of speech is paravalvular?
Paravalvular is an adjective.

Words near paravalvular in the dictionary

  1. paravaginally
  2. paravail
  3. paravalbumin
  4. paravale
  5. paravalvar
  6. paravalvular
  7. paravane
  8. paravanes
  9. paravant
  10. paravariceal
  11. paravascular

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