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valleculate

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val⋅lec⋅u⋅late

  [vuh-lek-yuh-leyt, -lit]
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–adjective
having a vallecula or valleculae.
Origin:
vallecul(a) + -ate 1
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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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