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Mitral valve (medicine) and alsike (iou)


Mitral valve (medicine)


mitral valve
<anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle. During left atrial contraction, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. Upon closure, the mitral valve prohibits the regurgitation of blood back into the left atrium. The mitral valve is the only heart valve that has only 2 valve cusps (all others have 3).


alsike (iou)



alsike noun. M19.
[Alsike near Uppsala, Sweden.]
In full alsike clover. Clover of the species Trifolium hybridum, widely cultivated for fodder.