valvule

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.

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[From New Latin valvula, from diminutive of Latin valva, leaf of a door; see valve.]

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valvule

(ˈvælvjuːl) or

valvelet

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.

[1745–55; < New Latin valvula. See valve, -ule]

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Noun

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valvule - a small valve valvelet, valvula 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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