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mitral

mi·tral
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahy-truh l]
    • /ˈmaɪ trəl/
    • /ˈmaɪ.trəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-truh l]
    • /ˈmaɪ trəl/

Definitions of mitral word

  • adjective mitral of or resembling a miter. 1
  • adjective mitral Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the mitral valve of the heart. 1
  • noun mitral Denoting or relating to the mitral valve. 1
  • adjective mitral of or like a mitre 0
  • adjective mitral of or relating to the mitral valve 0
  • adjective mitral of or like a miter or the mitral valve 0
See all 6 definitions of mitral

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Origin of mitral

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; mit(e)r + -al1

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Parts of speech for Mitral

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mitral

mitral popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • mitral insufficiency

    abnormal closure of the mitral valve resulting in regurgitation of blood into the atrium and leading to reduced heart function or heart failure.

  • commissurotomy

    the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.

  • mitral stenosis

    abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.

  • bicuspid valve

    mitral valve

  • mitral valve

    the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two triangular flaps of tissue, that prevents the blood from flowing back into the atrium.

  • tricuspid valve

    the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
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