mitral

Etymology

mitre +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪtɹəl/

Adjective

mitral (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.

   The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.

2. (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.

Anagrams

• ramtil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈtɾal/, [miˈt̪ɾal]

Adjective

mitral (plural mitrales)

1. mitral (pertaining to the mitral valve)

Further reading

• “mitral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.