orifice area
11ROA — Abbreviation for right occipitoanterior position. * * * regurgitant orifice area; right occipitoanterior [fetal position] * * * right occipitoanterior; see occipitoanterior position, under position …
12Mitral valve annuloplasty — is a surgical technique for the repair of leaking mitral valves. Due to various factors, the two leaflets normally involved in sealing the mitral valve to reterograde flow, may not coapt properly. Surgical repair typically involves the… …
13EOA — effective orifice area; erosive osteoarthritis; esophageal obturator airway; examination, opinion, and advice …
14MVOA — mitral valve orifice area …
15Ao — • aorta; • Aspergillus ochraceus • orifice area …
16EOA — • effective orifice area; • erosive osteoarthritis; • esophageal obturator airway; • examination, opinion, and advice …
17MVOA — • mitral valve orifice area …
18ROA — • regurgitant orifice area; • right occipitoanterior [fetal position] …
19Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… …
20Choked flow — is a compressible flow effect. The parameter that becomes choked or limited is the velocity or the mass flow rate. Choked flow is a fluid dynamic condition associated with the Venturi effect. When a flowing fluid at a given pressure and… …
