mitral valve stenosis
- noun
- /ˈmaɪtrəl vælv stəˈnoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
:
estenosis de la válvula mitral
- The patient was diagnosed with mitral valve stenosis after experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue.
Examples
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Surgery may be required to treat severe mitral valve stenosis and restore normal blood flow.
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Rheumatic fever is a common cause of mitral valve stenosis in developing countries.
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Patients with mitral valve stenosis often experience shortness of breath.
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The doctor diagnosed her with mitral valve stenosis last week.
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Rheumatic fever is a common cause of mitral valve stenosis, which can obstruct blood flow from the heart.
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Surgery is necessary to improve blood flow in patients suffering from severe mitral valve stenosis.
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The doctor explained that mitral valve stenosis can lead to heart problems if left untreated.
Synonyms
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6.3
A narrowing of the left-side heart valve between the top and bottom chambers that makes blood flow hard
How Damaged
- Specialized
1
3.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
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8.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a stenosis (narrowing/obstruction) of the mitral valve and is directly compositional from 'mitral' (relating to the mitral valve) + 'valve' + 'stenosis' (abnormal constriction). Although the vocabulary is medical and may be low-frequency, a learner who knows the constituent meanings can accurately infer the overall meaning; the same 'X valve stenosis' pattern appears across many languages, supporting transparent interpretation.
Etymology
Mitral valve stenosis comes from the mitral valve, a two-leaf 'door' in the heart that looks a bit like a bishop's hat, and stenosis, which means 'narrowing'. In this condition the 'door' becomes stiff and too tight so blood cannot pass easily, so the term means a valve that is too narrow and blocks blood flow.