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valvulitis

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val·vu·li·tis  (vlvy-lts)
n.
Inflammation of a valve, especially a cardiac valve.
valvulitis [ˌvælvjʊˈlaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of a bodily valve, esp a heart valve
[from valvule + -itis]
valvulitis
inflammation of a cardiac valve, usually caused by syphilis or rheumatic fever.
See also: Heart
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Noun1.valvulitis - inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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