multivalvar
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From multi- + valvar or multi- + valve + -ar.
Adjective
[edit]multivalvar (not comparable)
- Synonym of multivalvular (less common)
- 1967, PJ Hurley, JB Lowe, BG Barratt-Boyes, “Débridement-valvotomy for aortic stenosis in adults: a follow-up of 76 patients”, in Thorax, volume 22, number 4, →PMID, →PMCID, pages 314–319:
- Seventy-six adults who had débridement-valvotomy for severe aortic stenosis are reviewed. Of these, 61 had isolated aortic valve stenosis and 15 had multivalvar disease.