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val⋅lec⋅u⋅la

[vuh-lek-yuh-luh]
–noun, plural -lae [-lee] . Biology.
a furrow or depression.

Origin:
1855–60; < LL, equiv. to valle(s) valley + L -cula -cule 1


val⋅lec⋅u⋅lar, adjective
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val·lec·u·la   (vā-lěk'yə-lə, və-)   
n.   pl. val·lec·u·lae (-lē')
A shallow groove, depression, or furrow, as between the hemispheres of the brain.

[Late Latin, diminutive of Latin vallēs, valley.]
val·lec'u·lar, val·lec'u·late (-lĭt, -lāt') adj.
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Main Entry: val·lec·u·la
Pronunciation: va-'lek-y&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural val·lec·u·lae /-"lE/
: an anatomical groove, channel, or depression: as a : a groove between the base of the tongue and theepiglottis b : a fossa on the underside of the cerebellum separating the hemispheres and including the inferior vermis —val·lec·u·lar /-y&-l&r/ adjective
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vallecula val·lec·u·la (vā-lěk'yə-lə, və-)
n. pl. val·lec·u·lae (-lē')
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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