VALVULITIS

valvulitis

(noun) inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

valvulitis (usually uncountable, plural valvulitides)

(pathology) Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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