Definition of valvulitis in English:
valvulitis
nounˌvalvjʊˈlʌɪtɪsˌvælvjəˈlaɪdəs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of the valves of the heart.
Example sentencesExamples
- The other is a healed rheumatic valvulitis with marked degenerative changes due to hemodynamic injury and possibly acquired degenerative calcific stenosis as well.
- Twenty-one percent of patients examined had valvulitis or endocarditis.
- The disease causes arterial aneurysms, valvulitis, and myocarditis.
- The diagnosis of subclinical valvulitis and valvulopathy influences the secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever and endocarditis.
Definition of valvulitis in US English:
valvulitis
nounˌvalvyəˈlīdəsˌvælvjəˈlaɪdəs
Medicine Inflammation of the valves of the heart.
Example sentencesExamples
- The other is a healed rheumatic valvulitis with marked degenerative changes due to hemodynamic injury and possibly acquired degenerative calcific stenosis as well.
- Twenty-one percent of patients examined had valvulitis or endocarditis.
- The disease causes arterial aneurysms, valvulitis, and myocarditis.
- The diagnosis of subclinical valvulitis and valvulopathy influences the secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever and endocarditis.