oculomotor nucleus


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oculomotor nucleus

[¦äk·yə·lō′mōd·ər ′nü·klē·əs]
(neuroscience)
A nucleus in the floor of the midbrain that gives rise to motor fibers of the oculomotor nerve.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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