mitral

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmaɪtɹəl/

Adjective

mitral (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.

   The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.

2. (anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.

   Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic.

Translations

• French: mitral
• German: mitral
• Italian: mitrale
• Spanish: mitral

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