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单词 vallecula
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vallecula

[ vuh-lek-yuh-luh ]
/ vəˈlɛk yə lə /

noun, plural val·lec·u·lae [vuh-lek-yuh-lee]. /vəˈlɛk yəˌli/. Biology.

a furrow or depression.

Origin of vallecula

1855–60; <Late Latin, equivalent to valle(s) valley + Latin -cula-cule1

OTHER WORDS FROM vallecula

val·lec·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby vallecula

Valla, Valladolid, vallate, vallate papilla, vallation, vallecula, valleculate, Valle d'Aosta, Valle de la Pascua, Valledupar, Valle-Inclán
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British Dictionary definitions for vallecula

vallecula
/ (vəˈlɛkjʊlə) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

anatomy any of various natural depressions or crevices, such as certain fissures of the brain
botany a small groove or furrow in a plant stem or fruit

Derived forms of vallecula

vallecular or valleculate, adjective

Word Origin for vallecula

C19: from Late Latin: little valley, from Latin vallis valley
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vallecula

vallecula
[ vă-lĕkyə-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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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