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(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
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vallecula
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove ] [also: valleculae (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vallecula \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. Vallecul[ae] . [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.] (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medical English) A depression or groove in the anatomy.