Mitral

//ˈmaɪtɹəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre. not-comparable

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

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the mitral valve. not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mitriform

Example

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

Etymology

From mitre + -al.

Related phrases

mitral annulusmitral cellmitral faciesmitral prolapsemitral regurgmitral regurgitationmitral stenosismitral valvemitral valve

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