fastigial

fastigial
fas·tig·ial fa-'stij-(ē-)əl adj of or associated with the fastigium of the fourth ventricle of the brain

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fas·tig·i·al (fas-tijґe-əl) of or pertaining to the fastigium or to the cerebellar fastigial nucleus.

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