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mitral (adj.)

c. 1600, "resembling a mitre, of or pertaining to a mitre," from French mitral, from Modern Latin mitralis, from Latin mitra (see mitre). The mitral valve of the heart is so called from 1705, from Modern Latin mitrales valvulae.

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Definitions of mitral from WordNet

mitral (adj.)
of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve;
mitral insufficiency
mitral (adj.)
relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics;
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