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If the Cusps of an Atrioventricular Valve Are Damaged or Too

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If the cusps of an atrioventricular valve are damaged or too short to meet at the center of the valve or do not close completely during the normal point in the pumping cycle, blood may flow backwards. This is called ________.

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