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valve

27 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. valve (noun)
  2. valve of Hasner (noun)
  3. valve of Heister (noun)
  4. valve of Thebesius (noun)
  5. aortic valve (noun)
  6. atrioventricular valve (noun)
  7. auriculoventricular valve (noun)
  8. Bauhin's valve (noun)
  9. bicuspid valve (noun)
  10. cardiac valve (noun)
  11. coronary valve (noun)
  12. eustachian valve (noun)
  13. heart valve (noun)
  14. Houston's valve (noun)
  15. ileocecal valve (noun)
  16. ileocolic valve (noun)
  17. left atrioventricular valve (noun)
  18. mitral valve (noun)
  19. mitral valve prolapse (noun)
  20. prosthetic valve endocarditis (noun)
  21. pulmonary valve (noun)
  22. pyloric valve (noun)
  23. rectal valve (noun)
  24. right atrioventricular valve (noun)
  25. semilunar valve (noun)
  26. spiral valve (noun)
  27. tricuspid valve (noun)

valve

noun \ˈvalv\

Definition of VALVE

1
: a bodily structure (as the mitral valve) that closes temporarily a passage or orifice or permits movement of fluid in one direction only
2
: any of various mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid (as blood) may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways; also : the movable part of such a device

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