The vallecula is an important reference landmark used during intubation of the trachea.
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The procedure requires the blade-tip of a Macintosh-style laryngoscope to be placed as far as possible into the vallecula in order to facilitate directly visualizing the glottis.
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"Vallecula " comes from the Latin word " ", meaning " valley ", and is in the diminutive form of the word, so a vallecula is literally a " little valley ".
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"Vallecula " comes from the Latin word " ", meaning " valley ", and is in the diminutive form of the word, so a vallecula is literally a " little valley ".
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The fruits of " Silaum " species have a filiform ) . have acute edges and five, rather low ridges .-there is one vitta per every ridge of furrow ( a vallecula ), but are indistinct at maturity.
परिभाषा
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part पर्याय: groove,
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