The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart, which has two tapered cusps.
〔剖〕二尖瓣，僧帽瓣
Example sentencesExamples
The mitral valve separates the heart's left atrium from the left ventricle.
The left atrium of the heart receives oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood from the lungs and then empties into the left ventricle through the mitral valve.
Systemic venous blood goes from the right atrium, across the mitral valve, into the left ventricle and then into the pulmonary artery.
After passing to the left ventricle through the mitral valve, blood goes to the aorta.
The newly oxygenated blood enters the left atrium through the four pulmonary veins and flows from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.
Definition of mitral valve in US English:
mitral valve
nounˈmītrəl ˌvalv
Anatomy
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two tapered cusps.
〔剖〕二尖瓣，僧帽瓣
Example sentencesExamples
Systemic venous blood goes from the right atrium, across the mitral valve, into the left ventricle and then into the pulmonary artery.
The left atrium of the heart receives oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood from the lungs and then empties into the left ventricle through the mitral valve.
The newly oxygenated blood enters the left atrium through the four pulmonary veins and flows from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.
The mitral valve separates the heart's left atrium from the left ventricle.
After passing to the left ventricle through the mitral valve, blood goes to the aorta.