multivalvar

English

Etymology

multi- +‎ valvar = multi- +‎ valve +‎ -ar

Adjective

multivalvar (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of multivalvular (less common)
    • 1967, Hurley, PJ; Lowe, JB; Barratt-Boyes, BG, “Débridement-valvotomy for aortic stenosis in adults: a follow-up of 76 patients”, in Thorax, volume 22, number 4, PMID 6035794, pages 314-319:
      Seventy-six adults who had débridement-valvotomy for severe aortic stenosis are reviewed. Of these, 61 had isolated aortic valve stenosis and 15 had multivalvar disease.
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