valvula

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noun

A small valve.

Similar
valvulevalvelet
OriginLatin valvula →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounvalvula (plural valvulae)

plural valvulae

  1. anatomyA small valve.

    Synonyms: valvule

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small valve.

Similar
valvule

More synonyms by meaning

nouna small valve

Similar
valvulevalvelet
Broader
valve
Also see
valveletvalvule

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvalvula
  2. Englishvalvula

From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule.

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APA

valvula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvula

MLA

“valvula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvula. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valvula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valvula.

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