Heister's valve

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• valve of Heister — valve of Hei·ster hī stər n SPIRAL VALVE Heister Lorenz (1683 1758) German anatomist and surgeon. Heister was one of the founders of scientific surgery. His works on medicine, anatomy, and surgery were widely read for several generations. His… …   Medical dictionary

• Heister diverticulum fold valve — Heis·ter diverticulum, fold, valve (hīsґtər) [Lorenz Heister, German anatomist, 1683–1758] see bulbus superior venae jugularis and plica spiralis …   Medical dictionary

• valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure …   Medical dictionary

• valve of heister — ˈhīstə(r) Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Lorenz Heister died 1758 German surgeon : valvula spiralis …   Useful english dictionary

• Heister — Lorenz, German anatomist, 1683–1758. See H. diverticulum, H. valve …   Medical dictionary

• Heister valve — plica spiralis …   Medical dictionary

• valve of Heister — noun see valvula spiralis …   Useful english dictionary

• spiral valve — n a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane somewhat spirally arranged on the interior of the gallbladder and continuing into the cystic duct called also valve of Heister …   Medical dictionary

• spiral valve of cystic duct — spiral valve of Heister plica spiralis …   Medical dictionary

• History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium