intercalated nucleus
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intercalated nucleus
[in′tər·kə‚lād·əd ′nü·klē·əs] (anatomy)
A nucleus of the medulla oblongata in the central gray matter of the ventricular floor located between the hypoglossal nucleus and the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.
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