Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valsalva manoeuvre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: val-sal-va -ma-noeu-vre
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A self-administered procedure comprising an attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually performed by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while attempting, with moderate force, to expel air.

Example Sentences

"Variations of the Valsalva manoeuvre can be used during medical examination."
"We observed forearm vasodilatation following the Valsalva manoeuvre in 11 out of 19 normal subjects; the remainder showed a persistent forearm vasoconstriction (Bennett et al. 1979b)."
"When that time comes, a person may perform the Valsalva manoeuvre, increasing the pressure inside the abdomen by exhaling against a closed airway as if popping one’s ears on a flight."
"The Valsalva manoeuvre is performed by forced expiration against a closed glottis. It is attributed to Antonio Valsalva (1666–1723), who described it as a test of Eustachian tube patency and as a method of expelling pus from the middle ear."

Etymology

Named after Italian anatomist Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666–1723), whose research focused on the ears.

Inflected Forms

Valsalva manoeuvres (plural) Valsalva maneuver (alternative)

Synonyms

autoinsufflation

Questions

What does valsalva manoeuvre mean?: A self-administered procedure comprising an attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually performed by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while attempting, with moderate force, to expel air.
Where does valsalva manoeuvre come from?: Named after Italian anatomist Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666–1723), whose research focused on the ears.

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