Medical Definition of Roof nucleus

1. The most medial of the cerebellar nuclei, lying medial to the interpositus nucleus, near the midline, in the white matter underneath the vermis of the cerebellar cortex. It receives the axons of Purkinje cells from all parts of the vermis. Its major projection is to the vestibular nuclei and medullary reticular formation. Synonym: nucleus fastigii, fastigatum, nucleus tecti, roof nucleus, tectal nucleus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roof Nucleus

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rood geese
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roof-brain chatter
roof curb
roof garden
roof mushroom
roof nucleus (current term)
roof of fourth ventricle
roof of mouth
roof of orbit
roof of skull
roof of the mouth
roof of tympanic cavity
roof of tympanum
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