WordNet: valve

a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

• hypernym anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

• hyponym cardiac valve, heart valve

• hyponym valvelet, valvula, valvule

• hyponym ileocecal valve

• part holonym heart, pump, ticker

valve

• (englanti) valvelet (derivationally related)

• (englanti) valvular (derivationally related)
• (suomi) läppä (synonyymi)