English Explanatory Dictionary

P mitrale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad and bifid P wave on an electrocardiogram, most commonly observed in lead II, usually caused by enlargement of the left atrium.

Word forms

P mitrale

Etymology

From P (“P wave”) + New Latin mitrāle, neuter singular of mitrālis (“relating to a mitre; mitral”), from mītra (“mitre”) + -ālis. So named because it often appears as a consequence of mitral valve disease.

Related words

P pulmonale P biatriale
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