Medical Definition of Area postrema

1. A small, elevated area in the lateral wall of the inferior recess of the fourth ventricle; one of the few loci in the brain where the blood-brain barrier is lacking; a chemoreceptor area associated with vomiting. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Area Postrema

area code
area codes
area cribrosa papillae renalis
area gastrica
area health education centres
area intercondylaris anterior tibiae
area intercondylaris posterior tibiae
area nervi facialis
area nuda hepatis
area of cardiac dullness
area of facial nerve
area of influence
area opaca
area parolfactoria
area pellucida
area postrema (current term)
area rug
area rugs
area rule
area subcallosa
area under curve
area under the curve
area unit
area vasculosa
area vestibularis inferior
area vestibularis superior
areach
areached
areaches
areaching

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