vallecula /val·lec·u·la/ (vah-lek´u-lah) pl. valle´culae [L.] a depression or furrow.vallec´ular
vallecula
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.
val·lec·u·la (v -l k y -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. |
vallecula
[vəlek′yələ]
Etymology: L, little valley
1 any crevice or depression on the surface of an organ or structure.
2 See vallecula epiglottica. vallecular, adj.
vallecula
pl. valleculae [L.] a depression or furrow.
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.
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