mitral stenosis
noun Pathology.
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.
Nearby words
mitral atresia, mitral cell, mitral insufficiency, mitral murmur, mitral orifice, mitral stenosis, mitral valve, mitral valve prolapse, mitralization, mitre, mitre block
Origin of mitral stenosis
First recorded in 1870–75
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Medicine definitions for mitral stenosis
mitral stenosis
n.
A narrowing of the mitral valve usually caused by rheumatic fever and resulting in an obstruction to the flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
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