valvule

== English == === Etymology === From Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”) either directly or via French valvule, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvula. === Noun === valvule (plural valvules or valvulae) (anatomy, botany) A small valve. A structure similar to a small valve. ==== Usage notes ==== The uncommon plural valvulae is borrowed irregularly directly from the Latin doublet valvula. ==== Synonyms ==== valvula ==== Derived terms ==== valvuloplasty == French == === Noun === valvule f (plural valvules) (anatomy) valvule === Further reading === “valvule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012