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perivalvular

perivalvular adjective: around a valve.

Adjective

perivalvular (not comparable)

  1. Around a valve.
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Origin of perivalvular

From peri- + valvular.

Questions about perivalvular

What does perivalvular mean?
Perivalvular means around a valve.
What part of speech is perivalvular?
Perivalvular is an adjective.

Words near perivalvular in the dictionary

  1. periuvular
  2. perivacuolar
  3. perivaginal
  4. Perivale
  5. perivalvar
  6. perivalvular
  7. perivariceal
  8. perivascular
  9. perivascularitis
  10. perivascularity
  11. perivascularly

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