'Valsalvian' definitions:
Definition of 'Valsalvian'
From: GCIDE
- Valsalvian \Val*sal"vi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster]
- Valsalvian experiment (Med.), the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks. [1913 Webster]