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English
Etymology
From mitre + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mitral (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.
- (anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the mitral valve
Anagrams
French
Adjective
mitral (feminine mitrale, masculine plural mitraux, feminine plural mitrales)
- mitral
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mitral.
Adjective
mitral m or n (feminine singular mitrală, masculine plural mitrali, feminine and neuter plural mitrale)
- mitral
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From mitra + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈtɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mi‧tral
Adjective
mitral m or f (masculine and feminine plural mitrales)
- mitral (pertaining to the mitral valve)
Derived terms
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