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val⋅vu⋅la

  [val-vyuh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Anatomy.
1. a small valve or valvule.
2. a cusp of certain valves, as the aortic valve.
Origin:
1605–15; < NL; L valv(a) valve + -ula -ule
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val·vu·la   (vāl'vyə-lə)   
n.  Variant of valvule.

[New Latin, from diminutive of Latin valva, leaf of a door; see valve.]
val·vule   (vāl'vyōōl')   
n.   pl. val·vules also val·vu·lae (-vyə-lē')
A small valve or valvelike structure.
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Main Entry: val·vu·la
Pronunciation: 'val-vy&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural val·vu·lae /-"lEalso -"lI/
: a small valve or fold
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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