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sinus of Valsalva

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one of the anatomic dilations of the ascending aorta, which occurs just above the aortic valve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_sinus ]

Term info

Label

sinus of Valsalva

Synonyms
  • Petit sinus
  • Petit's sinus
  • Valsalva sinus
  • aortic sinus
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Gray497.png

has related synonym

sinus of Otto, sinus of Morgagni, sinus aortae, sinus aorta

id

UBERON:0003707