Noun
- (n.) valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
- (n.) valve (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)
- (n.) valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
- (n.) valve (the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs)
- (n.) valve (one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods).
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