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val•vu•la
(val′vyə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lae (-lē′).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
- Anatomya small valve or valvule.
- Anatomya cusp of certain valves, as the aortic valve.
- Neo-Latin; Latin valv(a) valve + -ula -ule
- 1605–15
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