Definition of vallecula in English:
vallecula
nounPlural valleculae vaˈlɛkjʊləvəˈlekyələ
Anatomy Botany A groove or furrow.
Example sentencesExamples
- In normal persons, small amounts of food are commonly retained in the valleculae or pyriform sinus after swallowing.
- Proceed with the curved blade into the vallecula or straight over the epiglottis with the straight blade.
- Double swallow to clear residue in the valleculae.
- Examination of the oropharynx revealed a large midline mass extending along the posterior pharyngeal wall from the level of soft palate to vallecula.
- Eight different bones from Australian species of fish and a king prawn shell were selected and each was positioned individually in the tonsil, vallecula and piriform fossa.
Derivatives
adjective
Botany Anatomy External to the vascular bundles is another set of canals, the vallecular canals or cortical canals.
Example sentencesExamples
- The vallecular cyst had a narrow base.
- Between the anterior surface of the epiglottis and the posterior surface of the tongue are the vallecular fossae separated by a glossoepiglottic fold.
- The gross impression was of laryngeal vallecular cyst of saccular type.
- She was noted to have a left-sided vallecular cyst.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from a late Latin variant of Latin vallicula, diminutive of Latin vallis 'valley'.