vestibular nucleus

English

Noun

vestibular nucleus (plural vestibular nuclei)

1. (neuroanatomy) Any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.

   Meronyms: inferior vestibular nucleus, lateral vestibular nucleus, medial vestibular nucleus, superior vestibular nucleus

Translations

nucleus in the medulla

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前庭核 (qiántíng hé)

References

• “vestibular nucleus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.