Meanings
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1
adj
relating to or operating by means of valves
The word valvular appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
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2
adj
Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse.
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3
adj
Like a valve.
The word valvular appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
valvalvalvar
Word family
Derived forms
avalvularbivalvularcardiovalvularequivalvularextravalvularintervalvularintravalvularmultivalvularnonvalvularparavalvularperivalvularpostvalvular
Etymology
From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar.