"valvule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: valvules [plural], valvulae [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|valvula||valve, little valve}} Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”), {{der|en|fr|valvule}} French valvule, {{der|en|la|valva||double door, valve}} Latin valva (“double door, valve”), {{doublet|en|valvula}} Doublet of valvula Head templates: {{en-noun|s|valvulae}} valvule (plural valvules or valvulae), {{tlb|en|anatomy|botany}} (anatomy, botany)
  1. A small valve.
    Sense id: en-valvule-en-noun-BN8Fq~47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Botany Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 59 41 Disambiguation of Botany: 59 41 Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. A structure similar to a small valve.
    Sense id: en-valvule-en-noun-xWbEAq1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: valvula Derived forms: valvuloplasty

Inflected forms

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