mitral
pronunciation
How to pronounce mitral in British English:
UK ['maɪtrəl]
How to pronounce mitral in American English:
US ['maɪtrəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve
- relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
Word Origin
- mitral (adj.)
- c. 1600, "resembling a mitre," from French mitral, from Modern Latin mitralis, from Latin mitra (see mitre). Mitral valve is attested from 1705.
Example
- 1. Rheumatic heart disease affects mainly mitral and aortic valves .
- 2. Aortic valve insufficiency , mitral regurgitation 2 .
- 3. Implantation mitral valve with tissue graft .
- 4. Mitral valve prolapse bullshit !
- 5. Pivotal percutaneous mitral valve repair results widely crit .