Sinus of Valsalva

[ sahy-nuhs uhv val-sal-vuh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinus of Valsalva¹

Valsalva maneuver

Example Sentences

One such case seen only at autopsy had a rupture of the aorta just above the sinus of Valsalva and died of hemopericardium.

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