- fastigial nucleus
- fastigial nucleus n a nucleus lying near the midline in the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain called also roof nucleus
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fastigial — fas·tig·ial fa stij (ē )əl adj of or associated with the fastigium of the fourth ventricle of the brain * * * fas·tig·i·al (fas tijґe əl) of or pertaining to the fastigium or to the cerebellar fastigial nucleus … Medical dictionary
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