heart valve

noun

Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.

Similar
cardiac valve

Meanings

nounheart valve (plural heart valves)

plural heart valves

  1. anatomyAny of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna valve to control one-way flow of blood

Similar
cardiac valve
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan vàlvula cardíaca
  • vàlvula cardíacavalve in the heart
Chinese Mandarin 心瓣, 心瓣膜
  • 心瓣 (xīnbàn)valve in the heart
  • 心瓣膜 (xīnbànmó)valve in the heart
Czech srdeční chlopeň
  • srdeční chlopeňvalve in the heart
Danish hjerteklap
  • hjerteklapvalve in the heart
Dutch hartklep
  • hartklepvalve in the heart
Finnish sydänläppä
  • sydänläppävalve in the heart
French valve cardiaque
  • valve cardiaquevalve in the heart
German Herzklappe
  • Herzklappevalve in the heart
Greek καρδιακή βαλβίδα
  • καρδιακή βαλβίδα (kardiakí valvída)valve in the heart
Hungarian szívbillentyű
  • szívbillentyűvalve in the heart
Italian valvola cardiaca
  • valvola cardiacavalve in the heart
Latvian sirds vārstulis
  • sirds vārstulisvalve in the heart
Polish zastawka serca
  • zastawka sercavalve in the heart
Russian серде́чный кла́пан
  • серде́чный кла́пан (serdéčnyj klápan)valve in the heart
Spanish válvula cardíaca
  • válvula cardíacavalve in the heart
Swedish hjärtklaff
  • hjärtklaffvalve in the heart
Thai ลิ้นหัวใจ
  • ลิ้นหัวใจ (lín-hǔua-jai)valve in the heart
Ukrainian серцевий клапан
  • серцевий клапан (sercevyj klapan)valve in the heart
Cite this entry
APA

heart valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20valve

MLA

“heart valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20valve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart valve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20valve.

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