vallecula
vallecula · valleculae · valleculas
A depression, channel, or grooveA depression, channel, or groove.
UK/vaˈlɛk.jʊl.ə/US/væˈlɛk.jəl.ə/
Meaning
1 sensesA depression, channel, or groove.
More definitions
- (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Origin
1859 borrowing from Late Latin vallecula (“a little valley, glen, dell”), diminutive of va1859 borrowing from Late Latin vallecula (“a little valley, glen, dell”), diminutive of vallēs (“a valley, vale”).
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Forms
plural: valleculae / valleculas| Singular | vallecula |
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| Plural | valleculae / valleculas |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part:groove
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular