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Noun: valvulitis  ,val-vyu'lI-tus
  1. Inflammation of a valve, especially a cardiac valve, often due to rheumatic fever
    "Valvulitis can lead to long-term heart valve damage"

Type of: inflammation, redness, rubor [rare]

Encyclopedia: Valvulitis