Biology GCSE
Biological valves
What Biological valves means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Biological valves
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Valves taken from an animal such as a pig or cow, or from a human donor, which tend to work well without long-term anticoagulant medicine but may wear out sooner.
Topics that use Biological valves
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