mitral regurg

6.6

A heart valve problem that lets blood flow backward into the left upper part of the heart

noun
/ˈmaɪtrəl rɪˈɡɜrdʒ/

Specialized

: regurgitación mitral

Her cardiologist diagnosed her with mitral regurg after hearing a heart murmur during the checkup.

Examples

Routine echocardiograms are important for patients with mitral regurg to monitor changes in heart function.
The surgical team discussed whether to repair or replace the valve in cases of severe mitral regurg.
The patient was diagnosed with mitral regurg.
Many patients with mitral regurg experience fatigue.
Her cardiologist diagnosed her with mitral regurg after hearing a heart murmur during the checkup.
Routine echocardiograms are important for patients with mitral regurg to monitor changes in heart function.
The surgical team discussed whether to repair or replace the valve in cases of severe mitral regurg.

Synonyms

mitral valve prolapse

vsmitral regurg

Specialized

1 5.6

The valve between the left chambers of the heart does not close, letting blood leak backward

is the general condition of backward blood flow due to poor valve closure

Surface Forms

mitral regurg singular

mitral regurgs plural

Morphology

mitral + regurg

The meaning is directly compositional: 'mitral' specifies the mitral valve and 'regurg' is a clipped form of 'regurgitation' (backward flow), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'backflow at the mitral valve'. The term is medical jargon and 'regurg' is an abbreviation that many learners may not know, but given knowledge of the parts the sense is predictable and cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Mitral regurg is short for mitral regurgitation and gives a clear picture: the mitral valve should work like a one-way door, but regurg means 'to flow back', so blood can leak the wrong way. That's why mitral regurg means the valve does not close tightly and blood 'flows back' into the heart.