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Guerin's valve (medicine) and schmaltzy (oh)


Guerin's valve (medicine)


Guerin's valve -->
valve of navicular fossa


A fold of mucous membrane sometimes found in the root of the navicular fossa of the urethra.

Synonym: valvula fossae navicularis, Guerin's fold, Guerin's valve.


schmaltzy (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: schmaltz 'schmaltzy quality' (20-21 centuries), from Yiddish shmalts 'melted fat', from Middle High German smalz]
a schmaltzy piece of Music, book etc deals with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and not serious enough
::a schmaltzy love song
-- schmaltz n [U]