valvule

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noun

A small valve.

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valvulavalvelet
OriginLatin valvula ← French valvule →
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Meanings

nounvalvule (plural valvules or valvulae)

plural valvules · plural valvulae

  1. anatomyA small valve.
  2. anatomyA structure similar to a small valve.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
valvula

nouna small valve

Similar
valveletvalvula
Broader
valve
Also see
valveletvalvula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvalva“double door, valve”
  2. Frenchvalvule
  3. Latinvalvula“valve, little valve”
  4. Englishvalvule

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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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