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aortic incompetence

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incompetence

 [in-kom´pĕ-tens]
1. inability to function properly.
2. the legal status of a person determined by the court to be unable to manage his own affairs.
3. insufficiency.
aortic incompetence aortic insufficiency.
mitral incompetence mitral insufficiency.
pulmonary incompetence pulmonary insufficiency.
tricuspid incompetence tricuspid insufficiency.
valvular incompetence valvular insufficiency.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

a·or·tic in·com·pe·tence

defective closure of the aortic valve permitting regurgitation into the left ventricle during diastole.
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aortic incompetence

Leakiness of the aortic valve of the heart, with regurgitation of blood through the closed valve.
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