valvula

== English == === Etymology === From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule. === Noun === valvula (plural valvulae) (anatomy) A small valve. ==== Synonyms ==== valvule ==== Related terms ==== valvula connivens == Latin == === Etymology === From valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwaɫ.wʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈval.vu.la] === Noun === valvula f (genitive valvulae); first declension (New Latin, anatomy) diminutive of valva: valve, especially a valvule or small valve ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== valvularis valvulosus