Combined Science GCSE
Biological valve
What Biological valve means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Biological valve
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A replacement valve taken from an animal or a human donor, which may wear out sooner.
Topics that use Biological valve
Related terms
- Artificial heart
- Mechanical valve
- Coronary heart disease
- Donor heart and heart-lung transplantation
- Faulty heart valve
- Heart failure
- Leaky valve
- Organ shortage
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