subvalvular

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ valvular

Adjective

subvalvular (not comparable)

1. Beneath a (heart) valve.
   • 2018, Devabhaktuni SR, Chakfeh E, Malik AO, Pengson JA, Rana J, Ahsan CH, “Subvalvular aortic stenosis: a review of current literature”, in Clinical Cardiology, volume 41, number 1, →DOI, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29377232 ���PMID], pages 131–136:

     Subvalvular aortic stenosis (SAS) is one of the common adult congenital heart diseases, with a prevalence of 6.5%.

Synonyms

• subvalvar

Coordinate terms

• supravalvar
• supravalvular