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valves |
Grep of noun valve aortic valve atrioventricular valve ball valve bicuspid valve bivalve butterfly valve cardiac valve clack valve clapper valve escape valve exhaust valve heart valve ileocecal valve intake valve left atrioventricular valve mitral valve mitral valve prolapse mitral valve stenosis poppet valve pulmonary valve pyloric valve rectifying valve relief valve right atrioventricular valve safety valve semilunar valve slide valve sluice valve thermionic valve throttle valve tricuspid valve univalve valve valve-in-head engine valve rocker valvelet Overview of noun valve The noun valve has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) valve -- (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it) 2. (1) valve -- (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone) 3. valve -- (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid) Overview of noun valve The noun valve has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) valve -- (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it) 2. (1) valve -- (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone) 3. valve -- (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
valves definition