olivary nucleus
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Related to olivary nucleus: Fastigial nucleus, Nucleus cuneatus
olivary nucleus
[′äl·ə‚ver·ē ′nü·klē·əs] (anatomy)
A prominent, convoluted gray band that opens medially and occupies the upper two-thirds of the medulla oblongata.
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