- mitral valve
- noun Date: 1705 a cardiac valve consisting of two triangular flaps which allow only unidirectional blood flow from the left atrium to the ventricle — called also bicuspid valve
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mitral valve
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Mitral valve — Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. (Mitral valve labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
mitral valve — n. the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, preventing a flow of blood back into the atrium during systole … English World dictionary
Mitral valve — One of the four valves of the heart, the mitral valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way: from the left atrium into the left ventricle The mitral valve has two flaps (cusps) and so is… … Medical dictionary
Mitral valve prolapse — Mitral valve prolapses Classification and external resources In mitral valve prolapse, the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse back into the left atrium. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Mitral valve repair — Intervention Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. (Mitral valve labeled at center right.) ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Mitral valve replacement — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.23 35.24 Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgery … Wikipedia
Mitral valve annuloplasty — is a surgical technique for the repair of leaking mitral valves. Due to various factors, the two leaflets normally involved in sealing the mitral valve to reterograde flow, may not coapt properly. Surgical repair typically involves the… … Wikipedia
Mitral valve prolapse — Drooping down or abnormal bulging of the mitral valve’s cusps backward into the * * * mitral valve prolapse n a valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral valve flaps close incompletely during systole usu. producing either a click or… … Medical dictionary
mitral valve prolapse syndrome — prolapse of the mitral valve, often with regurgitation, associated with myxomatous proliferation of the leaflets of the mitral valve, a common, usually benign, often asymptomatic condition characterized by midsystolic clicks and late systolic… … Medical dictionary
mitral valve prolapse — noun cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart • Hypernyms: ↑valvular heart disease * * * noun : a valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral… … Useful english dictionary
mitral valve stenosis — noun obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) • Syn: ↑mitral stenosis • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture, ↑valvular heart disease … Useful english dictionary
