valvula
Americannoun
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valvulae
plural
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a small valve or valvule.
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a cusp of certain valves, as the aortic valve.
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Item, concerning the valvulae tricuspidales, through which the blood falls into the heart.
From Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 by Wilhelm Meinhold
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