Meaning & use
Valvulitis
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Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve.
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Untreated rheumatic fever can lead to valvulitis and permanent heart valve damage.
The cardiologist explained that valvulitis had thickened and scarred the patient's mitral valve.
A note on using this word
The suffix '-itis' denotes inflammation, as in arthritis or bronchitis; valvulitis specifically targets valve tissue.
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