Anatomy
mitral valve Audio
mi·tral valve
Subclass of:
Heart Valves
Definitions related to mitral valve:
  • A cardiac valve located between the left atrium and ventricle.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A dual-flap valve of the heart that regulates the flow of blood between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Atrioventricular valve which has as its parts the anterior and posterior leaflets, attached to the fibrous ring of mitral valve.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The valve that controls the one-way flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The human heart has 4 valves. The mitral valve connects the left atrium (LA) and the left ventricle (LV).
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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