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valve: one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
valve: the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
accelerator / throttle / throttle valve: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
ball valve: any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
butterfly valve: a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle
clack valve / clack / clapper valve: a simple valve with a hinge on one side, allows fluid to flow in only one direction
diode rectifying tube / rectifying valve: a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier
exhaust valve: a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold
heart valve: an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve
intake valve: a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
poppet / poppet valve: a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat, commonly used in internal-combustion engines
rocker arm / valve rocker: a lever pivoted at the center, used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
safety valve / relief valve / escape valve / escape cock / escape: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
slide valve: valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
sluicegate / sluice valve / floodgate / penstock head gate water gate: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
valve: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
valve: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
valve-in-head engine: internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head
mitral valve / bicuspid valve / left atrioventricular valve: valve with two cusps, situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
tricuspid valve / right atrioventricular valve: valve with three cusps, situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle, allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts
atrioventricular valve: either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles, prevents return of blood to the atrium
aortic valve: a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta, prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart
pulmonary valve: a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart
semilunar valve: a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons, prevents blood from flowing back into the heart
heart valve / cardiac valve: a valve to control one-way flow of blood
valve: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
ileocecal valve: valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine, prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
pyloric sphincter / pyloric valve / musculus sphincter pylori: the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
mitral valve prolapse: cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart
mitral stenosis / mitral valve stenosis: obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)
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