valvular

English

Etymology

From New Latin valvularis (“valvular”), from valvula (“valvule, small valve”) + Latin āris (“-ar: forming adjectives”).

Adjective

valvular (not comparable)

1. (medicine, biology) Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 516:

     It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse.

2. Like a valve.

Synonyms

• valval, valvar

Derived terms

• avalvular
• bivalvular
• cardiovalvular
• equivalvular
• extravalvular
• intervalvular
• intravalvular
• multivalvular
• nonvalvular
• paravalvular
• perivalvular
• postvalvular
• prevalvular
• quadrivalvular
• quinquevalvular
• subvalvular
• supravalvular
• transvalvular
• trivalvular
• univalvular
• valvular endocarditis
• valvular insufficiency

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French valvulaire.

Adjective

valvular m or n (feminine singular valvulară, masculine plural valvulari, feminine and neuter plural valvulare)

1. valvular

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	valvular		valvulară		valvulari	valvulare
	definite	valvularul		valvulara		valvularii	valvularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	valvular		valvulare		valvulari	valvulare
	definite	valvularului		valvularei		valvularilor	valvularelor

Spanish

Etymology

From válvula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balbuˈlaɾ/ [bal.β̞uˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: val‧vu‧lar

Adjective

valvular m or f (masculine and feminine plural valvulares)

1. (relational) valve; valvular

Further reading

• “valvular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10