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/val'vyeuh luy"tis/, n. Pathol.inflammation of a valve, esp. a heart valve, often caused by rheumatic fever.[1890-95; VALVULE + -ITIS]
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valvulitis — proceso inflamatorio de una válvula, especialmente de una válvula cardíaca. Las alteraciones inflamatorias de las válvulas aórtica, mitral y tricúspide del corazón se suelen deber con mayor frecuencia a fiebre reumática y menos frecuentemente a… … Diccionario médico
valvulitis — [valv΄yə līt′əs] n. [ModL < valvula (see VALVULE) + ITIS] inflammation of a valve, esp. of the heart … English World dictionary
valvulitis — Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve. [Mod. L. valvula, valve, + G. itis, inflammation] rheumatic v. v. characterized in the acute stage by small fibrin vegetations along the lines of closure and by … Medical dictionary
valvulitis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1891 inflammation of a valve especially of the heart … New Collegiate Dictionary
Valvulitis — … Wikipedia
valvulitis — noun Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve … Wiktionary
valvulitis — val·vu·li·tis || ‚vælvjÉ™ laɪtɪs / jÊŠ l n. (Medicine) inflammation of a valve (especially of the heart) … English contemporary dictionary
valvulitis — [ˌvalvjʊ lʌɪtɪs] noun Medicine inflammation of the valves of the heart … English new terms dictionary
valvulitis — val·vu·li·tis … English syllables
valvulitis — n. inflammation of one or more valves, particularly the heart valves. This may be acute or chronic and is most often due to rheumatic fever (see endocarditis) … The new mediacal dictionary
