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cardiac valve vs valve

valve vs cardiac valve

cardiac valve and valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardiac valve Yes No No No
valve Yes No No No
As nouns, valve is a hypernym of cardiac valve; that is, valve is a word with a broader meaning than cardiac valve:
  • cardiac valve: a valve to control one-way flow of blood
  • valve: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
cardiac valve (noun) valve (noun)
a valve to control one-way flow of blood one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
Difference between cardiac valve and valve

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