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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of a valve, especially a cardiac valve.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the tissues forming a valve, usually one of the valves of the heart.
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- noun pathology Inflammation of a
valve , especially aheart valve .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
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