MITRAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mitral mean? 

• MITRAL (adjective)
  The adjective MITRAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve

2. relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics

  Familiarity information: MITRAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MITRAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

mitral insufficiency

Pertainym:

mitral valve (valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

miter (a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions)

Derivation:

miter (a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions)

 Context examples 

Surgery performed for the purpose of repairing stenosis or regurgitation of the mitral valve.

(Mitral Valve Repair, NCI Thesaurus)

A heart disorder characterized by a defect in mitral valve structure or function.

(Mitral Valve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a defect in mitral valve function or structure.

(Mitral Valve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Very few people will need surgery to repair or replace the mitral valve.

(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Narrowing of the left atrioventricular mitral orifice.

(Mitral Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and mitral valve.

(Chordae Tendineae, NCI Thesaurus)

Murmurs are characterized according to the area of generation (mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary) and according to the period of the cycle (systolic or diastolic).

(Heart Murmur, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive procedure through a puncture in the skin, performed for the purpose of reducing regurgitation of the mitral valve.

(Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The olfactory bulb contains several types of nerve cells including the mitral cells, on whose dendrites the olfactory nerve synapses, forming the olfactory glomeruli.

(Olfactory bulb, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A fairly common and often benign valvular heart disorder characterized by redundancy or hooding of mitral valve leaflets so that they prolapse into the left atrium, often causing mitral regurgitation.

(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NCI Thesaurus)