valvaradj.
/ˈvalvə/ Of the nature of, pertaining to, a valve. In Medicine = valvular adj. 3.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > having form or function of a valve
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > valvular or valvar
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > closure
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [adjective] > valve of
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > heart > [adjective] > valve
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1831 W. Macgillivray tr. A. Richard Elem. Bot. 420 Their calyx is superior with four or five valvar divisions.
1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Valvaris,..of or belonging to a valve: valvar.
1895 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 669 Dr. O. Müller proposes a new terminology for diatoms... The plane which passes through the apical and the transapical axes is the valvar plane.
1946 Nature 26 Oct. 588/1 Division took place along the longitudinal axis in what would have been the valvar plane.
1955 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 104 372 Kirklin et al...have also drawn attention..to this association between valvar and infundibular stenosis.
1977 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 93 461/1 Mitral regurgitation or other mitral valvar abnormality has been reported in four other cases.
1980 Plant Systematics & Evol. 135 266 (caption) Region of the intercalary bands seen parallel to the valvar plane.
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