valvular
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/
adj
Etymology: From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar.
- 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.”
- Like a valve.