mitral

mitral

English

Etymology

    From mitre + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪtɹəl/
      • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    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.

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    French

    Adjective

    mitral (feminine mitrale, masculine plural mitraux, feminine plural mitrales)

    1. mitral

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    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French mitral.

    Adjective

    mitral m or n (feminine singular mitrală, masculine plural mitrali, feminine/neuter plural mitrale)

    1. mitral

    Declension

    Declension of mitral
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite mitral mitrală mitrali mitrale
    definite mitralul mitrala mitralii mitralele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite mitral mitrale mitrali mitrale
    definite mitralului mitralei mitralilor mitralelor

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From mitra +‎ -al.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /miˈtɾal/ [miˈt̪ɾal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: mi‧tral

    Adjective

    mitral m or f (masculine and feminine plural mitrales)

    1. mitral (pertaining to the mitral valve)

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