prepedunclen.
/ˌpriːpᵻˈdʌŋkl/, U.S. /ˌpripiˈdəŋk(ə)l/, /ˌpriˈpiˌdəŋk(ə)l/ Anatomy. rare. disused.
The superior peduncle of the cerebellum.
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lobe1672
arbor vitae1800
nodule1839
amygdala1845
nodulus1848
uvula1848
roof nucleus1872
prepeduncle1886
declive1889
postpeduncle1889
archicerebellum1937
1886 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 23 461 Rx. cephalica may be traced with some radical fibres of the prepeduncle into the floor of the epicœle.
1904 E. B. Titchener tr. W. Wundt Princ. Physiol. Psychol. I. v. 173 The valvula.., which joins the prepeduncles at the beginning of their course, serves in all probability to supplement the connexions of the cerebellum with the brain ganglia.
Derivatives
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1890 Cent. Dict. Prepedunculate, pertaining to the prepeduncle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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