valvulitis

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noun

Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve.

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Meanings

nounvalvulitis (usually uncountable, plural valvulitides)

plural valvulitides

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineInflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve.

Origin

From valvule + -itis.

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APA

valvulitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvulitis

MLA

“valvulitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvulitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valvulitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvulitis.

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