vestibular nucleus
English
Noun
vestibular nucleus (plural vestibular nuclei)
- (neuroanatomy) Any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.
- Meronyms: inferior vestibular nucleus, lateral vestibular nucleus, medial vestibular nucleus, superior vestibular nucleus
Translations
nucleus in the medulla
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References
- “vestibular nucleus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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