vallecula

vallecula /val·lec·u·la/ (vah-lek´u-lah) pl. valle´culae   [L.] a depression or furrow.vallec´ular

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vallecula cerebel´li  the longitudinal fissure on the inferior cerebellum, in which the medulla oblongata rests.

vallecula un´guis  the sulcus of the matrix of the nail.

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val·lec·u·la (v-lky-l, v-)

n. pl. val·lec·u·lae (-l)

An anatomical crevice or depression on any surface, such as the deep hollow on the inferior surface of the cerebellum, between the hemispheres, in which the medulla oblongata rests.

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vallecula

pl. valleculae [L.] a depression or furrow.

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vallecula cerebelli

a longitudinal fissure on the caudal cerebellum, in which the medulla oblongata rests.

vallecula epiglottica

the depressions on either side of the median glossoepiglottic fold.

vallecula sylvii

a depression made by the fissure of Sylvius at the base of the brain. Called also lateral cerebral fossa.

vallecula unguis

the sulcus of the matrix of the nail.