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mitral

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmaɪtɹəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AY1 T R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the mitral valve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mitral insufficiency

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mitre + -al.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: mitral — pertaining to the mitral valve
  • German: mitral — pertaining to the mitral valve
  • Hungarian: mitrális — pertaining to the mitral valve
  • Italian: mitrale — pertaining to the mitral valve
  • Romanian: mitral — pertaining to the mitral valve
  • Spanish: mitral — pertaining to the mitral valve