"valvular" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-valvular.wav
Etymology: From New Latin valvularis (“valvular”), from valvula (“valvule, small valve”) + Latin āris (“-ar: forming adjectives”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|valvularis||valvular}} New Latin valvularis (“valvular”), {{der|en|la|āris||-ar: forming adjectives}} Latin āris (“-ar: forming adjectives”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} valvular (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, biology) Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-valvular-en-adj-RIwBI6Zl Categories (other): Biology, Medicine, Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 95 5 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. Like a valve. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-valvular-en-adj-~FHkTEcE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: valval, valvar
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