vallecula

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Introduction

A depression immediately posterior to the edge of the tongue between the median & lateral glossoepiglottic folds on either side.

Put another way: the right & left spaces between the tongue & the epiglottis.

More general terms

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999