Definition of Mitral valve stenosis

1. Noun. Obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever).

Exact synonyms: Mitral Stenosis
Generic synonyms: Stenosis, Stricture, Valvular Heart Disease

Medical Definition of Mitral valve stenosis

1. A rheumatic disease causing diffuse thickening of the mitral valve leaflets by fibrous tissue or calcific deposits. (harrisons' principles of internal medicine, 13th ed, p1052) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mitral Valve Stenosis

mitral commissurotomy
mitral facies
mitral gradient
mitral incompetence
mitral insufficiency
mitral murmur
mitral orifice
mitral prolapse
mitral regurgitation
mitral tap
mitral valve
mitral valve insufficiency
mitral valve prolapse
mitral valve prolapse syndrome
mitral valve stenosis (current term)
mitral valvotomy
mitralic
mitralization
mitramycin
mitre
mitre box
mitre joint
mitred
mitreless
mitres
mitrewort
mitreworts
mitridatite
mitriform

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