vallecula

vallecula definition - medical

val·lec·u·la (vă-lĕkˈyə-lə, və-)

noun pl. val·lec·u·lae (-lēˌ)
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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