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Webster 1913 Edition
Vallecula
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Val-lec′u-la
,Noun.
pl.
Valleculae
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. [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 cerebellum2.
(Bot.)
One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
Definition 2024
vallecula
vallecula
English
Noun
vallecula (plural valleculas)
- (medicine) A depression or groove in the anatomy.
Derived terms
References
- “vallecula” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- Vallecula, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004. WB Saunders, an Elsevier imprint.