Medical Definition of Ambiguous nucleus

1. A very slender, longitudinal column of motor neurons in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata; its efferent fibres leave with the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve and innervate the striated muscle fibres of the pharynx (including the musculus levator veli palatini) and the vocal cord muscles of the larynx. Synonym: ambiguous nucleus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambiguous Nucleus

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ambiguous atrioventricular connections
ambiguous codon
ambiguous nucleus (current term)
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