- caged-disk valve
- US <med.tech> (heart valve substitute) ■ Hubscheibenprothese f ; Hubscheibenklappe f ; Scheibenprothese f prakt
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
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