mitral
mitral mitral /ˈmaɪ trəl/
Definition(s):
- (adj) of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve
- (adj) relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
Usage(s):
- A mitral-valve problem isn't as common--or as deadly--as your doctor might have told you.
- His main postwar concern has been with heart valves, especially mitral valves that have been damaged by rheumatic fever.
- If a heart patient has a bottleneck in the mitral valve, it can be opened with a tiny knife on the end of the surgeon's finger.
News
Middle Peak Medical Raises $8.5 M to Develop Novel Mitral Valve Technology
PALO ALTO, California and MUNICH, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Middle Peak Medical , a development-stage medical device company that will commercialize a novel technology for treating mitral valve disease, ...on June 26, 2013 Source: PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
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