- facial colliculus
- facial colliculus n a medial eminence on the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain produced by the nucleus of the abducens nerve and the flexure of the facial nerve around it
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facial colliculus — noun : a medial eminence on the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain produced by the nucleus of the abducent nerve and the flexure of the facial nerve around it … Useful english dictionary
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