mitral

[ mahy-truh l ]

/ ˈmaɪ trəl /

of or resembling a miter.

Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the mitral valve of the heart.

Origin of mitral

First recorded in 1600–10; mit(e)r + -al¹

The left-side valve is the mitral valve, that between the right auricle and ventricle the tricuspid valve.

How it Works |Archibald Williams
In the dog, an animal with high olfactory sense, the axone of each olfactory neurone is connected with five or six mitral cells.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 |Various
Mitral and basal ring hexagonal, the latter twice as broad as the former, each with a simple small spine on the six corners.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
The latter are connected with the former by eight divergent, curved columell, as long as the diameter of the mitral ring.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel

Mitral and basal gates of equal size, the lower and upper halves of the two crossed lateral rings being nearly equal.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel

mitral

/ (ˈmaɪtrəl) /

of or like a mitre

anatomy of or relating to the mitral valve

mitral

[ mī′trəl ]

Relating to a mitral valve.

Shaped like a bishop's miter. Used of a structure resembling the shape of a headband or turban.