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mitral

[ mahy-truhl ]

adjective

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


mitral

/ ˈmaɪtrəl /

adjective

  1. of or like a mitre
  2. anatomy of or relating to the mitral valve


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mitral1

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

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Example Sentences

A physician was troubled to remember on which side of the heart are the “mitral valves.”

How much more vivid to many persons in this example is a Correlation, thus: “Mitral valves … mitred Abbots… none left … left.”

Mme. Baudoyer, born Mitral, was the sister of the bailiff of that name.

The death of the patient suffering from mitral disease is likely to be lingering.

The tricuspid and mitral valves were thickened, and exhibiting minute granulations on their surface.

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