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periolivary

periolivary adjective: surrounding the olivary body.

Adjective

periolivary (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the olivary body
    • It is important to note that the superior periolivary nucleus (SPN), which is generally located medial-dorsal from the LSO and typically lacks VGluT1 positive inputs [14 ] but receives numerous glycinergic inputs, could not be identified (Fig 3A ).2016 January 14, “Structural Changes and Lack of HCN1 Channels in the Binaural Auditory Brainstem of the Naked Mole-Rat ( Heterocephalus glaber )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of periolivary

From peri- + olivary.

Questions about periolivary

What does periolivary mean?
Periolivary means surrounding the olivary body.
What part of speech is periolivary?
Periolivary is an adjective.

Words near periolivary in the dictionary

  1. perioesophageal
  2. perioestrous
  3. perioestrus
  4. perioikoi
  5. Perioikos
  6. periolivary
  7. periondontal
  8. perionychia
  9. perionychial
  10. perionychium
  11. perionyx

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