mitral
Americanadjective
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of or resembling a miter.
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Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the mitral valve of the heart.
adjective
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of or like a mitre
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anatomy of or relating to the mitral valve
Etymology
Origin of mitral
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Additionally, surgical sales increased 6.5% and sales of transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies jumped 47%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The results broadened the concern beyond isolated thickening of the mitral valve, although animal findings cannot determine what happens in people taking standard doses of antidepressants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Medicines can ease symptoms and help manage complications, but they cannot reverse the underlying degeneration of the mitral valve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The team reviewed clinical information from more than 9,000 patients who had undergone mitral valve repair or replacement for DMR.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
There are many cases of arteriosclerosis which lead to definite interference with the closure of the valves of the heart, particularly the aortic and the mitral.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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