aortic valvular incompetence (insufficiency)

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• insufficiency — Lack of completeness of function or power. SEE ALSO: incompetence. [L. in , neg. + sufficientia, fr. sufficio to suffice] accommodative i. a lack of appropriate accommodation for near focus. acute adrenocortical i. severe adrenocortical i. when… …   Medical dictionary

• Mitral regurgitation — See also: aortic insufficiency and tricuspid insufficiency Mitral regurgitation Classification and external resources Mitral regurgitation (schematic drawing) During systole, contraction of the left …   Wikipedia

• Regurgitation — A backward flowing. For example, of food. Or the sloshing of blood back into the heart (or between chambers of the heart) when a heart valve is incompetent and does not close effectively. * * * 1. A backward flow, as of blood through an… …   Medical dictionary

• cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …   Universalium