Medical Dictionary

aortic regurgitation

noun

Medical Definition of AORTIC REGURGITATION

:  leakage of blood from the aorta back into the left ventricle during diastole because of failure of an aortic valve to close properly—called also aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan's disease

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