Usually means: Forceful exhalation against closed airway.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Valsalva manoeuvre)

noun:  (medicine) A self-administered procedure comprising an attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually performed by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while attempting, with moderate force, to expel air.

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