one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs | a low-cut shoe without fastenings |
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body |
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 | |