Vallecula

Vallecula
Vallecula Val*lec"u*la, n.; pl. {Vallecul[ae]}. [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants. [1913 Webster]


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  • vallecula — n. a furrow or depression in an organ or other part. On the undersurface of the cerebellum a vallecula separates the two hemispheres …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • vallécula epiglótica — f. anat. Depresión anatómica situada entre los pliegues glosoepiglóticos lateral y medio. Medical Dictionary. 2011. vallécula epiglótica …   Diccionario médico

  • Vallecula of cerebellum — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = vallecula cerebelli GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 788 Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 643 MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre =… …   Wikipedia

  • vallécula ciliaris — Eng. Vallecula ciliaris Surcos más o menos profundos que separan los montículos de los procesos ciliares …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • vallecula cerebelli — [TA] vallecula of cerebellum the longitudinal hollow on the inferior surface of the cerebellum, between the hemispheres, in which the medulla oblongata rests …   Medical dictionary

  • Vallecula cerebelli — smegenėlių įduba statusas T sritis centrinė nervų sistema atitikmenys: lot. Vallecula cerebelli ryšiai: platesnis terminas – smegenėlės …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

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