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heart valve vs valve

valve vs heart valve

heart valve and valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heart valve Yes No No No
valve Yes No No No
As nouns, valve is a hypernym of heart valve; that is, valve is a word with a broader meaning than heart valve:
  • heart 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
heart valve (noun) valve (noun)
an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
a valve to control one-way flow of blood 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 heart valve and valve

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