Medical Definition of Facial colliculus

1. Prominent portion of the medial eminence, just rostral to the medullary striae in the rhomboidal fossa; it is formed by the internal genu of the facial nerve and the abducens nucleus around which the facial fibres curve. Synonym: colliculus facialis, abducens eminence, eminentia abducentis, eminentia facialis, facial eminence, facial hillock. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Facial Colliculus

faciae
facial
facial
facialis
facialis phenomenon
facially
facials
facial angle
facial artery
facial artery
facial asymmetry
facial axis
facial bones
facial canal
facial cleft
facial colliculus (current term)
facial diplegia
facial eczema
facial eminence
facial expression
facial expression
facial gesture
facial hemiatrophy
facial hemiatrophy of Romberg
facial hemiplegia
facial hillock
facial index
facial index
facial injuries
facial lymph nodes

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