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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Anagrams

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 and 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)

Derived terms

Further reading