Medical Definition of Aortic incompetence

1. Defective closure of the aortic valve permitting regurgitation into the left ventricle during diastole. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aortic Incompetence

aortic arch syndromes
aortic area
aortic atresia
aortic bodies
aortic body tumour
aortic bulb
aortic coarctation
aortic curtain
aortic dissection
aortic dissection: aetiology
aortic dissection: classification
aortic dwarfism
aortic facies
aortic foramen
aortic hiatus
aortic incompetence (current term)
aortic insufficiency
aortic knob
aortic knuckle
aortic laceration
aortic lymphatic plexus
aortic murmur
aortic nerve
aortic notch
aortic occlusion
aortic opening
aortic orifice
aortic orifice
aortic ostium
aortic plexus

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