- trivalve
- Provided with three valves, as a speculum with three diverging blades.
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tri·valve (triґvalv) having three valves or three blades, as a speculum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
trivalve
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trivalve — [ trivalv ] adj. • 1808; de tri et valve ♦ Sc. nat. Qui a trois valves. Coquille trivalve. ● trivalve adjectif Qui a trois valves. trivalve adj … Encyclopédie Universelle
Trivalve — Tri valve, n. [Pref. tri + valve.] Anything having three valves, especially a shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trivalve — adj. 2 g. Que tem três valvas … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
TRIVALVE — adj. des deux genres T. d’Histoire naturelle Qui a trois valves. Coquille trivalve … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
trivalve — /truy valv /, adj. 1. having three valves, as a shell. n. 2. a trivalve shell. [1675 85; TRI + VALVE] * * * … Universalium
trivalve — (tri val v ) adj. Qui a trois valves, trois pièces. ÉTYMOLOGIE Tri, trois, et valve … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
trivalve — adj. having three valves … English contemporary dictionary
trivalve — tri·valve … English syllables
trivalve — /ˈtraɪvælv/ (say truyvalv) adjective having three valves, as a shell …
trivalve — ˈtrī+ˌ adjective Etymology: tri + valve : having three valves … Useful english dictionary
