incom'petence, Incom'petency

[L, inneg. competere, to suit.] InsufKciency, inadequacy, the quality of being incompetent of incapable of performing the task allotted. mus'cular cardiac valve, in consequence of defective action of the papillary muscles, pylor'lc i., a patulous state or want of tone of the pylorus which allows, of the pa age of food into the intestine before gastric digestion is completed, rel'atlve i., imperfect closure of a cardiac valve, in consequence of exce ive dilatation of the corresponding cavity of the heart, val'vular i., a leaky state of one or more of the cardiac valves, the valve not closing tightly and blood therefore regurgitating when the chamber contracts.