Term Name: tricuspid valve insufficiency
Synonyms: Tricuspid incompetence, Tricuspid regurgitation, Tricuspid valve regurgitation
Definition: A tricuspid valve disease that is characterized by failure of the heart's tricuspid valve to close properly during systole. As a result, with each heart beat, blood is pumped out from the right side of the heart in the opposite direction to normal.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:4080]   ( DOID:4080 )

Relationships
is a type of: tricuspid valve disease