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vestibular nucleus

vestibular nucleus noun: any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.

Noun

vestibular nucleus (plural vestibular nuclei)

  1. Any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.

Forms of vestibular nucleus

pluralvestibular nuclei

Questions about vestibular nucleus

What does vestibular nucleus mean?
Vestibular nucleus means any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.
What part of speech is vestibular nucleus?
Vestibular nucleus is a noun.
What is the plural of vestibular nucleus?
The plural of vestibular nucleus is vestibular nuclei.

Words near vestibular nucleus in the dictionary

  1. vestibular gland
  2. vestibular glands
  3. vestibular nerve
  4. vestibular nerves
  5. vestibular nuclei
  6. vestibular nucleus
  7. vestibular system
  8. vestibular systems
  9. vestibular window
  10. vestibular windows
  11. vestibularly

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