zastawkowa

Zastawkowa is an adjective in Polish medical terminology used to describe conditions related to valves, most often heart valves. In clinical language it appears in phrases such as choroba zastawkowa serca (valvular heart disease), niedomykalność zastawkowa (valvular insufficiency), and zwężenie zastawkowe (valvular stenosis). The term signals pathology affecting the function of a valve and is used with nouns referring to the valve or valve-related conditions.

Etymology and grammar: zastawkowa is formed from zastawka (valve) with the adjectival suffix -owa. It agrees with feminine nouns (for example, choroba zastawkowa) and has corresponding masculine and neuter forms, zastawkowy and zastawkowe, respectively. In medical usage, zastawkowa is primarily an attributive adjective rather than a standalone noun.

Usage notes: Zastawkowa is mainly encountered in cardiology and related medical documentation. It describes problems affecting the heart valves—mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary valve—and combines with nouns such as niedomykalność, zwężenie, or choroba to form common terms. Although specialized, the term is well established in Polish medical writing and education.