Meaning of VALLECULA
| Pronunciation: | | vu'lekyulu
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| | Definition: | | [n] (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part |
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| | Synonyms: | | groove |
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| | See Also: | | body part, costal groove, fissure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Vallecul[ae]}. [NL., dim. fr.
L. vallis, valles, a valley.]
1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa,
which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of
the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
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