SYN: valvule. [Mod. L. dim. of valva]
- valvulae anales [TA] SYN: anal valves, under valve.
- v. bicuspidalis SYN: mitral valve.
- valvulae conniventes SYN: circular folds of small intestine, under fold.
- v. foraminis ovalis [TA] SYN: valve of foramen ovale.
- v. lymphatica [TA] SYN: lymphatic valvule.
- v. semilunaris [TA] SYN: semilunar valve.
- v. tricuspidalis SYN: tricuspid valve.
- v. venosa [TA] 1. in the embryo, one of the pair of valves at the opening from the sinus venosus into the right atrium; 2. [NA] SYN: venous valve.
- v. vestibuli obsolete term for v. venosa (1).
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n. (pl. valvulae)
a small valve. The valvulae conniventes are circular folds of mucous membrane in the small intestine.
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val·vu·la (valґvu-lə) pl. valґvulae [L., dim of valva] [TA] valvule: a small valve; formerly used in official nomenclature to designate any valve, but now restricted to certain small valves in the body and cusps of heart valves.Medical dictionary. 2011.