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vallecula
n.
furrow, depression (i.e. between the hemispheres of the brain)
Vallecula
Vallecula is an anatomic term for a crevice, depression, or furrow in something. There are a variety of valleculae in the
human body, including one between the hemispheres of the
brain, on the inferior surface of the
cerebellum, in which the
medulla oblongata is located (
vallecula of cerebellum). Other common valleculae are: in the nail matrix, and in the
throat.
vallecula
Noun
1. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
(synonym) groove
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) costal groove
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
Vallecula
(n.)
One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
(n.)
A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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