mitral valve

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bicuspid valve left atrioventricular valve mv atrioventricular valve heart valve aortic valve aortic semilunar valve mitral stenosis trileaflet valve mitral valve stenosis mitral valve prolapse mitral valve repair one of four heart valves aortic atrioventricular septal valve aortopulmonary semilunar valve

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Hypernyms

atrioventricular valve

Related terms

mitre miter

Examples

Typically, bacteria cause infective endocarditis of the mitral valve, but intravenous drug users (e. Source: Internet

The tricuspid valve has three cusps,sfn which connect to chordae tendinae and three papillary muscles named the anterior, posterior, and septal muscles, after their relative positions.sfn The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. Source: Internet

To the left two images in 2D from the same dataset, showing tricuspid and mitral valves (above) and aortal and mitral valve (below). Source: Internet

Valves main render Frontal section showing papillary muscles attached to the tricuspid valve on the right and to the mitral valve on the left via chordae tendineae. Source: Internet

Venous/deoxygenated blood returns to the heart through the tricuspid valve (TV) and pulmonary valve (PV); and arterial/oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the mitral valve (MV) and aortic valve (AV). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mitral regurgitation mitral semilunar valve mitral stenosis mitral valve insufficiency mitral valve prolapse mitral valve repair