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vallecula
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vallecula /val·lec·u·la/ (vah-lek´u-lah) pl. valle´culae   [L.] a depression or furrow.vallec´ular
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-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.
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 [vah-lek´u-lah] (L.)
a depression or furrow.
vallecula cerebel´li a longitudinal fissure on the inferior cerebellum, in which the medulla oblongata rests.
vallecula syl´vii a depression made by the fissure of Sylvius at the base of the brain.
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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