- dentate nucleus
- dentate nucleus n a large laminar nucleus of gray matter forming an incomplete capsule within the white matter of each cerebellar hemisphere
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n. dentatus. See also n. lateralis cerebelli.
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Dentate nucleus — This article is about the dentate nucleus. For other dentate, see Dentate. Brain: Dentate nucleus Sagittal section through right cerebellar hemisphere. The right olive has also been cut sagitally. (Dentate nucleus labeled at top.) Latin nucleus… … Wikipedia
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nucleus emboliformis — [TA] emboliform nucleus: a small cerebellar nucleus that lies between the dentate nucleus and globose nucleus and contributes to the superior cerebellar peduncles. It is the term preferred in official terminology when considering humans, and is… … Medical dictionary
nucleus dentatus — [TA] dentate nucleus: the largest and most lateral of the cerebellar nuclei, lying in the white matter of the cerebellum just lateral to the emboliform nucleus, and receiving Purkinje cell fibers primarily from the lateral cortical zone; its… … Medical dictionary
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