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Lissauer's tract — Lis·sau·er s tract lis au̇ ərz n DORSOLATERAL TRACT Lissauer Heinrich (1861 1891) German neurologist. Lissauer published a description of the dorsolateral tract in the spinal cord in 1885. He died before he could publish his observations on an… … Medical dictionary
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
Lissauer paralysis tract (column marginal zone) — Lis·sau·er paralysis, tract (column, marginal zone) (lisґou ər) [Heinrich Lissauer, German neurologist, 1861–1891] see under paralysis and see tractus posterolateralis … Medical dictionary
lissauer's tract — ˈliˌsau̇ə(r)z noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Heinrich Lissauer died 1891 German neurologist : a slender column of white matter between the dorsal gray column and the periphery of the spinal cord … Useful english dictionary
Lissauer — Heinrich, German neurologist, 1861–1891. See L. bundle, L. column, L. fasciculus, L. tract, L. marginal zone, column of Spitzka L … Medical dictionary
Posterolateral tract — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = t. posterolateralis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 762 Caption = Diagram showing a few of the connections of afferent (sensory) fibers of the posterior root with the efferent fibers from the ventral column… … Wikipedia
dorsolateral tract — n a slender column of white matter between the dorsal gray column and the periphery of the spinal cord called also Lissauer s tract, tract of Lissauer * * * tractus posterolateralis … Medical dictionary
Lissauer tract — tractus posterolateralis … Medical dictionary
Heinrich Lissauer — (September 12, 1861 September 21, 1891) was a German neurologist who was born in Neidenburg (today Nidzica, Poland). He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Leipzig. He was a neurologist at the psychiatric hospital in Breslau,… … Wikipedia
Corticospinal tract — Pyramidal tract redirects here. This page refers to the nerve fibres underlying the pyramids. For the actual area of the brain, Pyramids, see Pyramid of medulla oblongata. Brain: Corticospinal tract Deep dissection of brain stem. Lateral view. (… … Wikipedia
