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valvular

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/

adj

Etymology: From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar.

  1. 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.

  2. Like a valve.