| valsalvian | Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. <medicine> Valsalvian experiment, the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| valuable | 1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo. 2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion. Valuable consideration, an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| value | 1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance. "Ye are all physicians of no value." (Job xiii. 4) "Ye are of more value than many sparrows." (Matt. X. 31) "Caesar is well acquainted with your virtue, And therefore sets this value on your life." (Addison) "Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures." (Marshall) 2. Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything. "An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value." (M'Culloch) "Value is the power to command commodities generally." (A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys)) "Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange." (F. A. Walker) "His design was not to pay him the value of his pictures, because they were above any price." (Dryden) In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article or product which disposes individuals to give for it some quantity of labour, or some other article or product obtainable by labour; as, pure air has an intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable value. 3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument 4. Esteem; regard. "My relation to the person was so near, and my value for him so great" (Bp. Burnet) 5. The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note has the value of two eighth notes . 6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained. 7. Valor. Alternative forms: valew] Value received, a phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it. Origin: OF. Value, fr. Valoir, p. P. Valu, to be worth, fr. L. Valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| valva | Synonym: valve. Origin: L. One leaf of a double door (05 Mar 2000) |
| valva aortae | The heart valve that divides the left ventricle and the aorta. The aortic valve opens during left ventricular contraction and then closes to prohibit the backwash of oxygenated blood from the aorta into the ventricle. The aortic valve has 3 valve cusps. (27 Sep 1997) |
| valva atrioventricularis dextra | <anatomy> This heart valve, named for its three cusps (leaflets), divides the right atrium and the right ventricle. When the right atrium contracts blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. On closure, the tricuspid prohibits the backflow of blood into the right atrium. (19 Jan 1998) |
| valva atrioventricularis sinistra | <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle. During left atrial contraction, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. Upon closure, the mitral valve prohibits the regurgitation of blood back into the left atrium. The mitral valve is the only heart valve that has only 2 valve cusps (all others have 3). (13 Nov 1997) |
| valva ileocaecalis | The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice. Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal eminence, ileocolic valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius' valve, valve of Varolius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valva mitralis | <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle. During left atrial contraction, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. Upon closure, the mitral valve prohibits the regurgitation of blood back into the left atrium. The mitral valve is the only heart valve that has only 2 valve cusps (all others have 3). (13 Nov 1997) |
| valva tricuspidalis | <anatomy> This heart valve, named for its three cusps (leaflets), divides the right atrium and the right ventricle. When the right atrium contracts blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. On closure, the tricuspid prohibits the backflow of blood into the right atrium. (19 Jan 1998) |
| valva trunci pulmonalis | <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve opens when the right ventricle contracts allowing blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve on closure prohibits the backwash of unoxygenated blood into the right ventricle. The pulmonic valve has 3 valve cusps. (27 Sep 1997) |
| valvar | Relating to a valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valvata | <zoology> A genus of small spiral fresh water gastropods having an operculum. Origin: NL.; cf. L. Valvatus having folding doors. See Valve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| valvate | Describes sepals or petals in a bud which meet edge to edge, but don't overlap. Compare: imbricate. (09 Oct 1997) |
| valve | A device that controls the flow of a fluid through a pipe. One shell of a double shelled mollusc such as a clam or oyster. In botany terminology, a portion of an organ that has fragmented, of a capsule, the teeth like portions into which the dehiscing part of the pericarp splits at maturity. (09 Oct 1997) |
| valency |
In chemistry, valency is the power of an atom of an element to combine with other atoms measured by the number of electrons which an atom will give, take, or share to form a chemical bond. This is related to the number of spaces left in an atom's electron shells. The adjective describing an atom's valency uses a Greek prefix (sometimes such as mono, b\di, tri, tetra etc. for valencies of 1, 2, 3, 4. ...
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| Valium |
Diazepam, brand names: Valium, Seduxen, in Europe Apozepam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Diazepam is used to treat anxiety and tension, and is the most effective benzodiazepine for treating muscle spasms. It is also used as a sedative premedication for various medical procedures, and to treat alcohol and opiate withdrawal symptoms. ...
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| valproic acid |
A drug used to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches. It is also being studied in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma. It belongs to the families of drugs called anticonvulsants, antimanics, and migraine headache prophylactics.
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| valgus |
An angulation of the femur in which the knees are closer together than the hip joints; "knock-kneed."
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| Val |
Valine (an amino acid).
출처: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/tuvwxyz.htm
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| Val | serving to support or corroborate |
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| Val | the quality of being logically valid |
| Val | the quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
| Val | in a valid manner |
| Val | the quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
| Val | an essential amino acid found in proteins |
| Val | a small overnight bag for short trips |
| Val | a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles |
| Val | (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla |
| Val | a region in northwestern Italy |
| Val | (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part |
| Val | the capital of Malta |