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Valvula

Definition: Valvula

Valvula

Noun

1. A small valve (or valve-like structure).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Valvula \Val"vu*la\, noun; plural Valvul[ae]. [New Latin expression, diminutive from Latin valva fold, valve of door.]. (Websters 1913)



Specialty Definitions: Valvula

DomainDefinitions

Health

A small valve; once used in official nomenclature as a general term to designate a valve, such as in the heart, but in NA restricted to designation of a cusp of the aortic valve of the valve of the pulmonary trunk, or the valves of the anus, foramen ovale, navicular fossa, coronary sinus, inferior vena cava, or of the lymphatic vessels and veins. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Valvula

Synonyms: valvelet (n), valvule (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Valvula

English words defined with "valvula": Valvulae. (references)
Specialty definitions using "valvula": Hyrtl valvula. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Valvula" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (valvule), Dutch (valvule), German (valvule), Latin (heart valve, Heart Valve Prolapse, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation), Spanish (valve).

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Expression: Valvula

Expression using "valvula": Hyrtl valvula. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Valvula

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

valvula

79

compuerta de valvula

8

mitral valvula

6

check valvula

4

aguja de valvula

4

pcv valvula

4

de segurança valvula

4

esfera valvula

3

de escape valvula

3

de mitral prolapso valvula

3
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Modern Translations: Valvula

Language Translations for "valvula"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Hyrtl's valvula (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

   

French

  

repli du canal lacrymal de Hyrtl (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

   

German

  

Hyrtl Valvula (Hyrtl valvula), Hyrtl Falte (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βαλβίδα Hyrtl (Hyrtl valvula), πτυχή Hyrtl (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alvulavay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

válvula de Hyrtl (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

válvula de Hyrtl (Hyrtl valvula). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Valvula

Derivations

Words beginning with "valvula": valvulae, valvular. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Valvula"

Words rhyming with "valvula" (pronounced 'Val"vu*la'): Acanthocephala, Acicula, Actinula, Ala, Algarovilla, Alula, Ametabola, Ampulla, Amygdala, Angola, Anopla, Aquila, Archencephala, Archiblastula, Areola, Armilla, Arolla, Artiodactyla, Auricula, Axilla, Baggala, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Blastula, Bulla, Cabala, Cabrilla, Caffila, Calcavella, Calendula, Calla, Camarilla, Campanula, Canella, Cannicula, Cannula, Capella, Capitula, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Chrysocolla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Collembola, Columbella, Columella, Comatula, Copula, Coronilla, Cunabula, Cupola, Cypsela, Cytula, Dendrocoela, Dongola, E-la, Emgalla, Enopla, Euplectella, Fabella, Faecula, Falcula, Fasciola, Favella, Fecula, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, fibula, fistula, flotilla, Forficula, formula, Foveola, Fovilla, Fringilla, furcula, gala, Ganocephala, Gentianella, Geophila, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, Grubbla, guerilla, Gula, Gyrencephala, Hemimetabola, Hexapla, Holometabola, hyperbola, Impalla, Infula, Intermaxilla, Itala, kabala, Kamala, koala, Lacinula, lamella, Lenticula, Ligula, Lingula, Lipocephala, Lirella, Lissencephala, Locustella, lunula, Lyencephala, macula, Magdala, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Mesoscapula, Micella, Miliola, Mochila, Monerula, Monocondyla, morula, Mulla, Myelencephala, Nebula, Neurula, Nubecula, Nucula, Nyula, Octapla, Olla, Orbicula, osteocolla, Padella, Paleola, Palla, palola, Papilla, Papula, Parabola, Paracorolla, Patela, Patella, Patellula, Pathopoela, Peninsula, Pennatula, Penumbrala, Pergola, Perilla, Perissodactyla, Perula, Phainopepla, Phanerodactyla, Philomela, Pimola, Pinnula, Planula, Plumula, Polygala, Postscapula, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Presscapula, Pseudonavicella, Pseudonavicula, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, Radula, ranula, ravenala, Retinula, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhizocephala, Rhynchocephala, Rhynchonella, Rosella, roseola, Rotella, Rotula, rubella, rubeola, Rupicola, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scapula, scintilla, Scopula, Scrobicula, scrofula, Scybala, Scylla, Semiparabola, Semolella, sequela, Serpula, Serrula, Setula, Sigla, Silicula, Solidungula, spatula, spirula, Spongilla, Sportula, Squamella, Squamula, squilla, Stegocephala, stela, Stipula, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Succula, Sula, Supermaxilla, Supramaxilla, Symphyla, Synapticula, Tabula, Taeniola, Talegalla, tarantella, tarantula, Tegula, tequila, Terebratula, Tetracoralla, Tetrapla, Thecla, Tigella, Tipula, Tola, tortilla, trabecula, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, Ulula, umbrella, Urodela, Ursula, uvula, Vaginicola, Vaginula, Valhalla, vallecula, Vanilla, Varicella, Variola, Velella, Vesicula, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Whala, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Valvula

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-l-l-u-v-v"

-1 letter: valval, vulval.

-2 letters: alula, vulva.

-3 letters: lava, ulva.

-4 letters: aal, ala, all, ava, lav, luv, vau, vav.

-5 letters: aa, al, la.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-l-l-u-v-v"
 

+1 letter: valvulae, valvular.

 

+5 letters: vaudevillian.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Valvula


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 61 6C 76 75 6C 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...-    .-    .-..    ...-    ..-    .-..    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01100001 01101100 01110110 01110101 01101100 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#97 &#108 &#118 &#117 &#108 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0061 006C 0076 0075 006C 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

56677888877867

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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