Pulmonary insufficiency
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| Pulmonary insufficiency | |
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| Term | Pulmonary insufficiency |
| Short definition | a rare defect in the pulmonary heart valve in which it fails to close properly after each muscle contraction, allowing blood to leak back into the heart; weakens the heart's pumping ability |
| Type | Medical term |
| Specialty | General |
| Language | English |
| Source | AMA |
| Comments | |
Pulmonary insufficiency (definition) a rare defect in the pulmonary heart valve in which it fails to close properly after each muscle contraction, allowing blood to leak back into the heart; weakens the heart's pumping ability
==Pulmonary insufficiency (overview)==