mitral
/ˈmaɪtɹəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
adj
Pertaining to the mitral valve.
Example Sentences
- "The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre."
- "Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic."
Etymology
From mitre + -al.
Derived Forms
Phrases
mitral annulus
mitral cell
mitral facies
mitral prolapse
mitral regurg
mitral regurgitation
mitral stenosis
mitral valve