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/mˈaɪtrəl vælv/ Listen

Mitral valve

noun

Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. Synonyms: bicuspid valve, left atrioventricular valve.

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... with the rest of our ideas. Thus the student of physics may remember the order of the spectral colours by the word vibgyor which their initial letters make. The student of anatomy may remember the position of the Mitral valve on the Left side of the heart by thinking that L.M. stands also for 'long meter' in ...

— Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals • William James

Words linked to "Mitral valve" : bicuspid valve, mitral valve prolapse, mitral valve stenosis, left atrioventricular valve, atrioventricular valve