mitral insufficiency

American  

noun

Pathology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of mitral insufficiency

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The patient was suffering from mitral insufficiency, with irregular pulse, loss of appetite, enlargement of the liver, and mild jaundice.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various

The valvular lesions most apt to cause irregular action of the heart are mitral insufficiency or mitral stenosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

A number of affections are accompanied by œdema, especially toward the latter stages of the disease; such, for instance, as the ending of cases of mitral insufficiency.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

Next in frequency to mitral insufficiency is aortic insufficiency, which occurs most frequently in men.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

Of course, like any valvular lesion, it may be associated with other lesions, and sooner or later in many instances, when the left ventricle becomes dilated or weakened, mitral insufficiency also occurs.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)