VALVULOTOMIE
valvulotomie, s. f. / valvulotomy. [Lat. valvula = pastaw, dim. de (a valva = camturi[e iifii, gr. tome = taiere, secfiune, de (a- Icmncm = a taw,] Incizia unei valve, practicata indeosebi la nivelul valvelor cardiace. Ex.: v. mitrala si v. pulmonara in stenozele valvulelor respective.