{Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the nates, and the posterior the testes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
quadrigeminal bodies — quad·ri·gem·i·nal bodies .kwäd rə jem ən əl n pl CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA * * * corpora quadrigemina … Medical dictionary
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Quadrigeminal — Quad ri*gem i*nal, Quadrigeminous Quad ri*gem i*nous, a. [Quadri + L. gemini twins.] Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts. [1913 Webster] {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or elevations, on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrigeminate bodies — noun plural see quadrigeminal bodies … Useful english dictionary
Quadrigeminous — Quadrigeminal Quad ri*gem i*nal, Quadrigeminous Quad ri*gem i*nous, a. [Quadri + L. gemini twins.] Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts. [1913 Webster] {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L … Medical dictionary
Frenulum veli — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = frenulum veli medullaris superioris GraySubject = 188 GrayPage = 805 Caption = Hind and mid brains; postero lateral view. (Frenulum veli labeled at center left.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = |superior medullary… … Wikipedia
Frenulum — From the diminutive of the Latin for a bridle, that is something that has a restraining function. For example, the frenulum of the tongue attaches it to the floor of the mouth and appears to restrain it. An unusually short lingual frenulum… … Medical dictionary
