mitral
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪtɹəl/
Adjective
mitral (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
- The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.
- (anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.
- Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic.
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈtɾal/, [miˈt̪ɾal]
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “mitral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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