aortic insufficiency

noun Pathology.

abnormal closure of the aortic valve resulting in regurgitation of blood to the left ventricle.

Also called aortic incompetence.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

aortic insufficiency in Medicine

aortic insufficiency

n.

aortic regurgitation

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.