Pulmonary insufficiency

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Pulmonary insufficiency
TermPulmonary insufficiency
Short definitiona rare defect in the pulmonary heart valve in which it fails to close properly after each muscle contraction, allowing blood to leak back into the heart; weakens the heart's pumping ability
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Pulmonary insufficiency (definition) a rare defect in the pulmonary heart valve in which it fails to close properly after each muscle contraction, allowing blood to leak back into the heart; weakens the heart's pumping ability

==Pulmonary insufficiency (overview)==