valvular incompetence
— Noun
– English
~ inability of a bodily valve to close completely
valvular heart disease
— Noun
– English
~ heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
valvulitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
valvulotomy
— Noun
– English
~ incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
vambrace
— Noun
– English
~ cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
vamp
— Noun
– English
~ an improvised musical accompaniment
vamp
— Noun
– English
~ piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
vamp
— Noun
– English
~ a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vamper
— Noun
– English
~ a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vampire bat
— Noun
– English
~ any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
vampire
— Noun
– English
~ (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
vampirism
— Noun
– English
~ the actions or practices of a vampire
vampirism
— Noun
– English
~ belief in the existence of vampires
van Beethoven
— Noun
– English
~ German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)