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quorum (iou) and aortic valve insufficiency (medicine)


quorum (iou)



quorum noun. LME.
[Latin, lit. 'of whom (we wish that you be one, two, etc.)' in the wording of commissions for members of bodies, committees, etc.]
Orig., certain (usu. eminent) justices of the peace whose presence was necessary to constitute a deciding body. Later gen., all justices collectively. LME.
b. transf. Distinguished or essential members of any body; a select company. L16.
A fixed minimum number of members whose presence is necessary to make the proceedings of an assembly, society, etc., valid. E17.

aortic valve insufficiency (medicine)


aortic valve insufficiency
Backflow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the aortic semilunar valve.