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vein valves

vein valves is the plural of vein valve.

Meaning of vein valve

Noun

vein valve (plural vein valves)

  1. A small, crescent-shaped flap of tissue that is located in a vein and operates as a one-way valve to direct blood flow towards the heart and to prevent backflow.

Questions about vein valves

What is vein valves the plural of?
Vein valves is the plural of vein valve.

Words near vein valves in the dictionary

  1. veilwort
  2. veily
  3. vein
  4. vein quartz
  5. vein valve
  6. vein valves
  7. veinage
  8. Veinakhia
  9. veinal
  10. veination
  11. veinations

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