olivary nucleus
noun
1(Also inferior olivary nucleus) the grey matter occupying the olivary body.
2(In full superior olivary nucleus) the dorsal nucleus of the trapezoid body of the pons.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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