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Meanings of valvule in English

A small valve.

Biological small structure letting a fluid pass through in one direction but blocking or slowing its flow down in the opposite direction.

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Examples for "valve"
Examples for "valve"
1
Regulate the gas pressure by adjusting the valve in the supply pipe.
School and Home Cooking
2
Background: Increasing numbers of the very elderly are undergoing aortic valve procedures.
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3
Treatment requires lengthy hospitalisation, high-dosage antibiotic therapy and possible valve replacement surgery.
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4
There's a name for the valve problem, but the operation is brutal.
Blackwater
5
No late deaths or valve-related complications occurred in the valve replacement group.
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