Vallecula
noun, plural valleculae
[vuh-lek-yuh-lee] /vəˈlɛk yəˌli/ (Show IPA). Biology.
1.
a furrow or depression.
noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː)
1.
(anatomy) any of various natural depressions or crevices, such as certain fissures of the brain
2.
(botany) a small groove or furrow in a plant stem or fruit
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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