Valve

a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs