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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitral¹

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

Example Sentences

In addition to the transcatheter tricuspid valve repair procedure, the medical center's cardiac services offer several minimally invasive catheter-based mitral valve procedures.

From Science Daily

The researchers focused on mitral regurgitation, a disorder in which the valve between the left heart chambers doesn't close properly -- resulting in a leaky heart valve where blood can flow backwards.

From Science Daily

The clipping device used is similar to a successful one used to treat patients with damage to another part of the heart, the mitral valve.

From New York Times

Her operation was led by heart surgeon Narain Moorjani, who diagnosed mitral valve regurgitation, where some blood flows the wrong way in the heart because the mitral valve does not close properly.

From BBC

In the following years, she was diagnosed with two heart conditions: AVNRT, which results from an extra pathway in the heart, and mitral valve disease, in which a major valve doesn’t work properly.

From Washington Post