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valvulitis
val·vu·li·tis
/
ˌvæl
vyəˈlaɪ
tɪs
/
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val-vy
uh
-
lahy
-tis
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noun
Pathology
.
inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve, often caused by rheumatic fever.
Origin:
1890–95;
valvule
+
-itis
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valvulitis
(ˌvælvjʊˈlaɪtɪs)
—
n
inflammation of a bodily valve, esp a heart valve
[C19: from
valvule
+
-itis
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
valvulitis
val·vu·li·tis (vāl'vyə-lī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of a valve, especially a cardiac valve.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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