vallecula Sylvii

noun

vallecula Syl·​vii

-ˈsilvēˌī,

-vēˌē

: the depression in the brain in which the lateral fissure begins

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, vallecula of Sylvius, after Franciscus Sylvius (Franz de la Boë) †1672 German anatomist

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