VALLECULA

groove, vallecula

(noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vallecula (plural valleculas or valleculae)

(medical) A depression or groove in the anatomy.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Val*lec"u*la, n.; pl. Valleculæ. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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