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Meanings of vallecula in English

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vallécula

(Anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part.

        estria
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        Examples for "groove"
        Examples for "groove"
        1
        Results: No significant difference among groove types was observed regarding size parameters.
        Pubmed
        2
        The way he's playing right now, he's just in a great groove.
        Reuters
        3
        It really is a case of one nation under a gigging groove.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Palatogingival groove is an anatomical malformation that often causes severe periodontal defects.
        Pubmed
        5
        Richelle Harrison Plesse reports on how New Orleans got its groove back.
        BBC
        Usage of vallecula in English
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        I nudge the tip of the laryngoscope just beyond the epiglottis into an anatomical cul-de-sac called the vallecula, and lever the blade up.
        The new yorker
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