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noun
A small valve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A structure similar to a small valve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
a small valve
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: valvelet, valvula
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Broader terms: valve
History
From Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”) either directly or via French valvule, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvula.
