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valvula

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[val-vyuh-luh] / ˈvæl vjə lə /

noun

Anatomy.
valvulae plural
  1. a small valve or valvule.

  2. a cusp of certain valves, as the aortic valve.


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Etymology

Origin of valvula

1605–15; < New Latin; Latin valv ( a ) valve + -ula -ule

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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 Meinhold, Wilhelm

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