A broad, thin, leaflike structure. [L. a leaf]
- folia cerebelli [TA] SYN: folia of cerebellum.
- folia of cerebellum [TA] the narrow, leaf-like gyri of the cerebellar cortex. SEE ALSO: f. of vermis. SYN: folia cerebelli [TA].
- folia linguae SYN: foliate papillae, under papilla.
- f. of vermis [TA] a small posterior subdivision of the superior vermis of the cerebellum consisting of lobule VIIA. SYN: f. vermis [TA].
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n. (pl. folia)
a thin leaflike structure, such as any of the folds on the surface of the cerebellum.
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fo·li·um (foґle-əm) pl. foґlia [L. “leafâ€] a leaflike structure, especially one of the leaflike subdivisions of the cerebellar cortex.Medical dictionary. 2011.