valve vs body structure

body structure vs valve

valve and body structure both are nouns.

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

As nouns, body structure is a hypernym of valve; that is, body 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
body structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement

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

valve (noun)	body 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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