弁べん膜まく症しょう

noun

valvular disease; valvular heart disease

Medical term for diseases of the heart valves. Often appears in compounds such as 心臓弁膜症 (しんぞうべんまくしょう).

See also: 心臓弁膜症 (しんぞうべんまくしょう)

• 心しん臓ぞう弁べん膜まく症しょうは、弁べんの狭きょう窄さくや閉へい鎖さ不ふ全ぜんによって起おこる。

  Valvular heart disease occurs due to stenosis or regurgitation of the valves.