MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mitral valve prolapse" is a kind of...):

valvular heart disease (heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation)

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