Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, having, or operating by means of valves or valvelike parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a valve or valvula; also, having the character of a valve; valviform.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart.
- adjective Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening by valves; valvate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine, biology Of or pertaining to
valves , such as those of theheart . - adjective Like a
valve .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or operating by means of valves
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then the valves, which are made up of folds of membrane, lose their suppleness, and what is called valvular disease is permanently established.
Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink 1847
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a kind of valvular opening into it, of such a nature that everything that passes along it having reached the blind or closed end, must return in order to escape; or rather the office of the cæcum is to permit certain alimentary matters and all fluids to pass from the ileum, but to oppose their return.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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At the time we were doing only valvular surgery but I am sure they have evolved into coronary bypass surgery by now.
Cardiac Surgery 2009
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He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last ... and received a death certificate from the doctor of pneumonia, or Bright's disease, or valvular disease of the heart.
Chapter 20 2010
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Once the bacteria is in the bloodstream it can infect other organs like the valves of the heart, resulting in a disease known as vegetative valvular endocarditis.
Dr. Karen Becker: Trendy Pet Dental Procedure May Do More Harm Than Good Dr. Karen Becker 2012
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At the time we were doing only valvular surgery but I am sure they have evolved into coronary bypass surgery by now.
Cardiac Surgery 2009
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At the time we were doing only valvular surgery but I am sure they have evolved into coronary bypass surgery by now.
Cardiac Surgery 2009
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Once the bacteria is in the bloodstream it can infect other organs like the valves of the heart, resulting in a disease known as vegetative valvular endocarditis.
Dr. Karen Becker: Trendy Pet Dental Procedure May Do More Harm Than Good Dr. Karen Becker 2012
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For that matter, without a murmur or symptoms suggestive of valvular heart disease and a structurally normal heart documented once you can't call yourself a cardiac patient without having an ehco what advantage is there from repeating echocardiograms on a regular basis either?
Cardiac Question 1 Dinosaur 2009
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For that matter, without a murmur or symptoms suggestive of valvular heart disease and a structurally normal heart documented once you can't call yourself a cardiac patient without having an ehco what advantage is there from repeating echocardiograms on a regular basis either?
Archive 2009-02-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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