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olivary body

olivary body noun: either of a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem, containing the olivary nuclei.

Noun

olivary body (plural olivary bodies)

  1. Either of a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem, containing the olivary nuclei.
    Synonyms:
    olive

Synonyms of olivary body

Forms of olivary body

pluralolivary bodies

Questions about olivary body

What does olivary body mean?
Olivary body means either of a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem, containing the olivary nuclei.
What part of speech is olivary body?
Olivary body is a noun.
What is the plural of olivary body?
The plural of olivary body is olivary bodies.

Words near olivary body in the dictionary

  1. Olivares
  2. Olivarria
  3. Olivarrias
  4. olivary
  5. olivary bodies
  6. olivary body
  7. Olivas
  8. Olivases
  9. olivaster
  10. olive
  11. olive baboon

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