valve vs bodily structure

bodily structure vs valve

valve and bodily structure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
valve	Yes	No	No	No
bodily structure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bodily structure is a hypernym of valve; that is, bodily structure is a word with a broader meaning than valve:

valve: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
bodily structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement

Other hypernyms of valve include anatomical structure, body structure, complex body part, structure.

valve (noun)	bodily structure (noun)
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
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

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