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valve vs cardiac valve

cardiac valve vs valve

valve and cardiac valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valve Yes No No No
cardiac valve Yes No No No
As nouns, cardiac valve is a hyponym of valve; that is, cardiac valve is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • cardiac valve: a valve to control one-way flow of blood
Other hyponyms of valve include heart valve, valvelet, valvula, valvule, ileocecal valve.
valve (noun) cardiac valve (noun)
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 valve and cardiac valve

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