mitral

American

[mahy-truhl] / ˈmaɪ trəl /

adjective

of or resembling a miter.
Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the mitral valve of the heart.

mitral British

/ ˈmaɪtrəl /

adjective

of or like a mitre
anatomy of or relating to the mitral valve

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Etymology

Origin of mitral

First recorded in 1600–10; mit(e)r + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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It is moving into other areas of cardiovascular disease, such as mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valve replacement.

From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025

The researchers focused on mitral regurgitation, a disorder in which the valve between the left heart chambers doesn't close properly -- resulting in a leaky heart valve where blood can flow backwards.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

The clipping device used is similar to a successful one used to treat patients with damage to another part of the heart, the mitral valve.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023

Her operation was led by heart surgeon Narain Moorjani, who diagnosed mitral valve regurgitation, where some blood flows the wrong way in the heart because the mitral valve does not close properly.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2021

Some evidence is adduced to bear on this point, however, in the fact that sclerosis of the pulmonary artery follows often upon mitral stenosis.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

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