HyperDic: vallecula

English > 1 sense of the word vallecula:
NOUNbodyvallecula, groove(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
English > vallecula: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part.
Synonymgroove
Categoryanatomy, general anatomyThe branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Narrowercostal grooveGroove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are
fissure(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Broaderbody partAny part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Spanishcorredera, estría, vallécula
Catalanestria, vallécula

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