- vallecular
- adjective see vallecula
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vallecular
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vallecular — See vallecula. * * * … Universalium
vallecular — 1. adjective grooved; pertaining to a vallecula. 2. noun A small air canal in horsetails stems lined with primary phloem and xylem … Wiktionary
vallecular — val·lec·u·lar (və lekґu lər) pertaining to or affecting a vallecula … Medical dictionary
vallecular — val·lec·u·lar … English syllables
vallecular — a. pertaining to or like a groove. ♦ valleculate, a. bearing grooves … Dictionary of difficult words
vallecular — yələ(r) adjective Etymology: New Latin vallecula + English ar : of or relating to a vallecula * * * vallecˈular or vallecˈulate adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vallecular dysphagia — dysphagia caused by the lodgment of food in the epiglottic valleculae … Medical dictionary
vallecular canal — noun : one of the large intercellular passages of the cortical parenchyma alternating with the vascular bundles in the stems of plants of the genus Equisetum … Useful english dictionary
vallecula — vallecular, adj. /veuh lek yeuh leuh/, n., pl. valleculae / lee /. Biol. a furrow or depression. [1855 60; < LL, equiv. to valle(s) VALLEY + L cula CULE1] * * * … Universalium
val|lec|u|late — «vuh LEHK yuh layt», adjective. = vallecular. (Cf. ↑vallecular) … Useful english dictionary
