valvular C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #144467 Meanings 1 adj relating to or operating by means of valves The word valvular appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. 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. 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 Common collocations valvular incompetence Adjective + noun Etymology From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # valvular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 144467 ## Meanings 1. relating to or operating by means of valves 2. Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart. 3. Like a valve. ## Examples - The word valvular appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. - It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse. - The word valvular appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. ## Synonyms - valval - valvar ## Derived Forms - avalvular - bivalvular - cardiovalvular - equivalvular - extravalvular - intervalvular - intravalvular - multivalvular - nonvalvular - paravalvular - perivalvular - postvalvular ## Etymology From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown