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left atrioventricular valve

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mi·tral valve

[TA]

the valve closing the orifice between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart; its two cusps are called anterior and posterior.

Synonym(s): valva atrioventricularis sinistra [TA], left atrioventricular valve ☆ , valva mitralis ☆ , bicuspid valve, valvula bicuspidalis

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anterior cusp of mitral valve
bicuspid valve
mitral valve
Oehl muscles
Oehl, Eusebio
posterior cusp of mitral valve

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