Valve leaflets refer to the thin flaps or doors in a valve that open and close to control the flow of fluids, like blood or air. They work like the doors in your house, opening to let things through and closing to block them.
Sentences with «valve leaflets»
They identified that cells from one of the three distinct layers in an aortic valve leaflet, the lamina fibrosa, had the highest propensity to calcify. (sciencedaily.com)
On video 1 and 4 we can see the slight thickening and prolapsed mitral valve leaflets, so I supposed that the dog had degeneration of the mitral valve. (balkanvets.com)
There was some suggestion that the incidence of mini-stroke — called transient ischemic attacks — but not full blown strokes, could be increased by untreated valve leaflet clots but this was inconclusive and requires further study. (sciencedaily.com)