valvular

[ val-vyuh-ler ]

/ ˈvæl vyə lər /

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adjective

having the form or function of a valve.

operating by a valve or valves.

of or relating to a valve or valves, especially of the heart.

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Also valval, valvar.

Origin of valvular

1790–1800; <New Latin valvulāris, equivalent to valvul(a) valvule + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM valvular

in·ter·val·vu·lar, adjectivemul·ti·val·vu·lar, adjective

Words nearby valvular

valve lifter, valve spring, valve stem, valve trombone, valvula, valvular, valvular insufficiency, valvule, valvulitis, valvulotomy, vambrace

How to use valvular in a sentence

By this is meant in persons who have some organic lesion of the valvular mechanism of the heart.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Moreover, it was known to us all that Mrs Thornton was suffering from valvular disease of the heart.
Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden
Quadrivalvular, kwod-ri-val′vū-lar, adj. having four valves or valvular parts.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The valvular action has nothing at all to do with the flight.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson

Internally the structure is perfect, as is the minute valvular opening into the bladder, which is filled with water.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for valvular

valvular

/ (ˈvælvjʊlə) /

adjective

of, relating to, operated by, or having a valve or valves

having the shape or function of a valve

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