Path. [f. VALVULA + -ITIS.] Inflammation of the valves of the heart.
1891. in Cent. Dict.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., III. 43. A grave sign indicative of serious and generally persistent or recurrent valvulitis. Ibid. (1898), V. 866. Endocarditis affects principally the valves of the heart, hence the name valvulitis.
