Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Relating to or resembling a miter worn by certain ecclesiastics.
- adj. Relating to a mitral valve.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter.
- In anatomy, mitriform; bivalvular: specifically applied to that valve in the heart which guards the left auriculoventricular orifice. Also called bicuspid.
- In medicine, pertaining to the mitral valve: as, mitral sounds; mitral insufficiency; mitral disease.
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the mitral valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve
- adj. relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
Examples
“Circulatory studies in mitral stenosis before and after commissurotomy, Ann. Surg.,”
“According to a 2001 report in the Medical Journal of Australia, a woman with a heart condition called mitral valve prolapse died after ingesting most of a 55 milliliter guarana and ginseng energy drink.”
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“She had been diagnosed with a mostly benign condition called mitral valve prolapse -- a problem I believe is over diagnosed and over treated -- and "needed" antibiotics every time she went to the dentist.”
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“Many people with the valve problem, known as mitral regurgitation, currently don't get repairs because they can't withstand surgery.”
“The device helps one of the valves in the heart close properly, so that blood passing through this so-called mitral valve is pumped forward.”
“In her 40s, Walaska was diagnosed with a common heart condition called mitral valve prolapse, which often requires no treatment except routine examinations.”
“Twenty percent of the population has a condition called mitral valve prolapse.”
“I know that you had a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse, right?”
“The valve on the left side, called the mitral, from its fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre, consists of two folds which close together as do those of the tricuspid valve.”
“The valve which guards the entrance into the left ventricle is called mitral (from a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre), and consists of two flaps.”
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