Amussat's valve

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• valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure …   Medical dictionary

• Amussat — Jean Z., French surgeon, 1796–1856. See A. valve, A. valvula …   Medical dictionary

• valvula — SYN: valvule. [Mod. L. dim. of valva] Amussat v. SYN: posterior urethral valves, under valve. valvulae anales [TA] SYN: anal valves, under valve. v. bicuspidalis SYN: mitral valve. valvulae conniventes SYN: circular folds of small intestine,… …   Medical dictionary

• fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina …   Medical dictionary

• History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …   Catholic encyclopedia