olivary nucleus

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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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While in the cytoplasm of neurons in the olivary nucleus it is fine grained and has pulverized feature of distribution.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected the presence of an old pontine vascular insult associated with a prominence and abnormal hyperintensity in the area of the right inferior olivary nucleus (figures 1-3).