| valvulitis | Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve. Origin: Mod. L. Valvula, valve, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rheumatic valvulitis | Valvulitis characterised in the acute stage by small fibrin vegetations along the lines of closure and by Aschoff bodies in the cusps; in the chronic stage, it is characterised by scarring, commissural adhesion, and stenosis and/or regurgitation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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