Mitral valve regurgitation means that one of the valves in your heart-the mitral valve-is letting blood leak backward into the heart. Heart valves work like one-way gates, helping blood flow in one direction between heart chambers or in and out of the heart. The mitral valve is on the left side of your heart.
acculturation. [Ékulâ²chÉrÄâ²shÉn]. 1 the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of a different population group. 2 the modification of culture of a group resulting from association with another group.
Acculturation and Assimilation - Dreams are powerful. They are images that flash in our mind as we sleep or goals that define us while we are awake. For centuries, dreams have been the reason for immigrants to come to America. Dreams of hope, love, refuge and a dream of a better job, education and life.