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valvula
val·vu·la [ válvyələ ] (plural val·vu·lae [ válvyə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
biology anatomy 
Same as  valvule
[Early 17th century. < modern Latin< Latin valva "leaf of a folding door"]
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