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vallecula
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /vəˈlek.jə.lə/ us /vəˈlek.jə.lə/pluralvalleculaeuk /vəˈlek.jə.liː/ us /vəˈlek.jə.liː/
a long, hollow space on the surface of a body part, especially one at the back of the mouth:
Poor muscle control results in trickling of saliva or liquids into the valleculae.
The space between the two hemispheres of the brain is called the vallecula.
Clinical examination showed a large lesion over the tongue, extending to the base of tongue and vallecula.
This led to delay in the initiation of the swallowing reflex only when the food bolus reached the vallecula.
The vallecula is a depression between the epiglottis and the tongue.
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