valsalva maneuver
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "1961, William L. Watson, The Valsalva Maneuver: Its Relationship to Chronic Recurrent Aerotitis Media, Review 5-61, USAF Aerospace Medical Center, Brooks Air Force Base, page 2, One generally accepted way of equalizing the pressure is by performing the Valsalva maneuver."
- "Following the practice trials, subjects performed three Valsalva maneuver trials in each of three postures - supine, sitting and standing."
- "2008, Curtis B. Kamida, et al., 15: Lower extremity ascending and descending phlebography, Peter Gloviczki, Handbook of Venous Disorders, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 165, A Valsalva maneuver initially causes cessation of prograde flow, and then actual flow reversal."
- "The proposed pathophysiology in our case could be loud laugh induced Valsalva maneuver raising intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic pressure momentarily causing venous congestion of head presenting as episodic headache."