valvular
English
Etymology
From Late Latin valvularum.
Adjective
valvular (not comparable)
- (medicine, biology) Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 516:
- It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 516:
- Like a valve.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- valvular endocarditis
- valvular insufficiency
Spanish
Etymology
Adjective
valvular (plural valvulares)
- valvular (of or relating to valves)
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