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valvulitis definition

val·vu·li·tis (valv′yə līt′əs)

noun

inflammation of a valve, esp. of the heart

Etymology: ModL < valvula (see valvule) + -itis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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