valve

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valve aortic valve atrioventricular valve auriculoventricular valve Bauhin's valve bicuspid valve cardiac valve coronary valve eustachian valve heart valve Houston's valve ileocecal valve ileocolic valve left atrioventricular valve mitral valve mitral valve prolapse plica lacrimalis prosthetic valve endocarditis pulmonary valve pyloric sphincter pyloric valve rectal valve right atrioventricular valve semilunar valve spiral valve tricuspid valve valve of Hasner valve of Heister valve of Thebesius

Main Entry: valve
Pronunciation: valv
Function: noun
1 : a bodily structure (as the mitral valve) that closes temporarily a passage or orifice or permits movement of fluid in one direction only
2 : any of various mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid (as blood) may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways ; also : the movable part of such a device
[valve illustration]