vallecula

English

Etymology

1859: New Latin, from valles (“valley”).

Noun

vallecula (plural valleculas or valleculae)

(medicine) A depression or groove in the anatomy.

Derived terms

vallecular

References

“vallecula” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), OCLC 299192187.
Vallecula, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004. WB Saunders, an Elsevier imprint.

Anagrams

call value

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