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List of Words for Letter āVā
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vacuole
a cell structure used for storage
valve
a flap that allows fluids to flow in only one direction
variable
something that can be changed or controlled
vascular
containing vessels that transport water and food
vein
a blood vessel that transports blood back to the heart
vena cava
the main vein leading from the body back to the heart
ventricle
a lower chamber of the human heart
vertebrate
an animal that has a backbone
villi
small hairlike structures that protrude from a surface
volume
the amount of space that an object takes up