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Valsalva device

Valsalva device noun: a device used in spacesuits and diving helmets to allow the wearer to equalize the pressure in their ears by performing the Valsalva maneuver inside the suit without using their hands to block their nose.

Noun

Valsalva device (plural Valsalva devices)

  1. A device used in spacesuits and diving helmets to allow the wearer to equalize the pressure in their ears by performing the Valsalva maneuver inside the suit without using their hands to block their nose.

Forms of Valsalva device

pluralValsalva devices

Questions about Valsalva device

What does Valsalva device mean?
Valsalva device means a device used in spacesuits and diving helmets to allow the wearer to equalize the pressure in their ears by performing the Valsalva maneuver inside the suit without using their hands to block their nose.
What part of speech is Valsalva device?
Valsalva device is a noun.
What is the plural of Valsalva device?
The plural of Valsalva device is Valsalva devices.

Words near Valsalva device in the dictionary

  1. valrubicin
  2. vals
  3. valsaceous
  4. Valsad
  5. Valsalva
  6. Valsalva device
  7. Valsalva devices
  8. Valsalva maneuver
  9. Valsalva maneuvers
  10. Valsalva manoeuvre
  11. Valsalva manoeuvres

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