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Definition of Valve

1. Noun. A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.

2. Noun. Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.

3. Noun. Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.

4. Noun. The entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.

5. Noun. One of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods.

Definition of Valve

1. n. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door.

2. n. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door.

Definition of Valve

1. Noun. A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. ¹

2. Noun. A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves. ¹

4. Noun. (British) A vacuum tube. ¹

5. Noun. (botany) One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce. ¹

6. Noun. (botany) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry. ¹

7. Noun. (biology) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells. ¹

8. Noun. (biology) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To control (flow) by means of a valve. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Valve

1. to provide with a valve (a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas) [v VALVED, VALVING, VALVES]

Medical Definition of Valve

1. A device that controls the flow of a fluid through a pipe. One shell of a double shelled mollusc such as a clam or oyster. In botany terminology, a portion of an organ that has fragmented, of a capsule, the teeth like portions into which the dehiscing part of the pericarp splits at maturity. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Valve

valva valva aortae valva atrioventricularis dextra valva atrioventricularis sinistra valva mitralis valva tricuspidalis valva trunci pulmonalis valvae valval valvar

valvasor valvasors valvata valvate valve (current term) valve-in-head engine valve-shell valve of Vieussens valve of coronary sinus valve of foramen ovale

valve of inferior vena cava valve of navicular fossa valve of oval foramen valve of pulmonary trunk valve of vermiform appendix valve oil valve oils valve rocker

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