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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

valvola sigmoide

English translation:

semilunar valve (or sigmoid valve)

Added to glossary by claryce
Mar 10, 2002 18:29
22 yrs ago
Italian term

valvola sigmoidea

Italian to English Medical
Heart anatomy
Proposed translations (English)
5 sigmoid valve / semilunar valve
4 +2 semilunar valve
4 +2 sigmoid valve

Proposed translations

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sigmoid valve / semilunar valve

They are both correct. "Sigmoid" alludes to the "C" or "S" shape of these valves, also adquately described as "semilunar".

The sigmoid or semilunar valves are the ones at the root of the aorta and pulmonary artery, and prevent the blood flow from returning to the heart once it's reached the great vessels.

Below I'm including a couple of links to medical articles that name these valves with either name. However, in both American and British English, "semilunar" is much more frequently used to name these valves than "sigmoid".

Buon lavoro
Elena
(MD in the US, have worked in a hospital in Bologna)
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semilunar valve

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agree Elisabeth Ghysels : well, it has to be so even if the normal italian term is valvula semilunare; valvola sigmoidea can not once be found in medline or in Google, but there are some 5 instances in Google, where to the semilunar valves is referred to as 'sigmoid valves'
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agree Elena Sgarbo (X)
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sigmoid valve

There an example were the "SIGMOID VALVE" term is used:

This taxon has a slightly sigmoid, linear valve which gradually tapers to obtusely rounded symmetrical ends. The ends sometimes appear scalpelliform. The axial area and the raphe are sigmoid or slightly undulate..

Find more in the relative site.

Auguroni, ciao.
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agree luskie : see www.esim-efim.org/thorax.htm
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agree Elena Sgarbo (X)
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