valvule
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val·vule
(văl′vyo͞ol′) also val·vu·la (-vyə-lə)n. pl. val·vules also val·vu·lae (-vyə-lē′)
A small valve or valvelike structure.
[From New Latin valvula, from diminutive of Latin valva, leaf of a door; see valve.]
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valvule
(ˈvælvjuːl) orvalvelet
n
a small valve or a part resembling one
[C18: from New Latin valvula, diminutive of valve]
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val•vule
(ˈvæl vyul)also valve•let
(ˈvælv lɪt)n.
a small valve.
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| Noun | 1. | valvule - a small valve valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it |
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