Definitions for valvuleˈvæl vyul; ˈvælv lɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

val•vuleˈvæl vyul; ˈvælv lɪt(n.)

also valve•let

  1. a small valve.

    Category: Anatomy, Common Vocabulary

Origin of valvule:

1745–55; < NL valvula. See valve , -ule

Princeton's WordNet

  1. valvule, valvelet, valvula(noun)

    a small valve

Wiktionary

  1. valvule(Noun)

    A small valve or similar structure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Valvule(noun)

    a little valve; a valvelet

  2. Valvule(noun)

    a small valvelike process


Translations for valvule

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

valve(noun)

a structure with the same effect in an animal body

Valves in the heart control the flow of blood in the human body.

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