prepeduncularadj.
/ˌpriːpᵻˈdʌŋkjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌpripəˈdəŋkjələr/ Anatomy.† 1. Of or relating to the superior peduncle of the cerebellum. Cf. earlier prepeduncle n. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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amygdaloid1835
prepeduncular1890
testibrachial1891
archicerebellar1964
1890 Cent. Dict. Prepeduncular, pertaining to the prepeduncle.
2. Anterior or superior to a peduncle.
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1984 Neurosci. Lett. 52 103 A few labeled cells were observed laterally in the prepeduncular nucleus and the adjacent substantia nigra.
1986 Surg. Neurol. 26 298/1 The prepeduncular cistern was expanded and filled with air all around the shrunken cerebral peduncle.
2002 Stroke 33 484/1 The marked decrease of flow velocities..may be explained by a local partial compression of the basal vein at the transition from the prepeduncular to the postpeduncular part.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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