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VALVULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does valvule mean?
• VALVULE (noun)
The noun VALVULE has 1 sense:
1. a small valve
Familiarity information: VALVULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small valve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("valvule" is a kind of...):
valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
Context examples
A valvule or leaflet that comprises a heart valve.
(Cardiac Valve Cusp, NCI Thesaurus)
The anterior valvule or leaflet that comprises the tricuspid valve of the heart.
(Infundibular Cusp, NCI Thesaurus)
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