1. SYN: nodule. 2. The posterior extremity of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum, forming with the posterior medullary velum the central portion of the flocculonodular lobe. [L. dim. of nodus]
- n. caroticus SYN: carotid body.
- n. lymphaticus SYN: lymphoid nodule.
- noduli lymphoidei aggregati appendicis vermiformis [TA] SYN: aggregated lymphoid nodules, under nodule.
- noduli lymphoidei solitarii [TA] SYN: solitary lymphatic nodules, under nodule.
- noduli valvularum semilunarium [TA] SYN: nodules of semilunar cusps, under nodule.
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nod·u·lus 'näj-ə-ləs n, pl nod·u·li -.lī NODULE esp a prominence on the inferior surface of the cerebellum forming the anterior end of the vermis
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nod·u·lus (nodґu-ləs) gen. and pl. noґduli [L., dim. of nodus] 1. nodule: a small knot or node; used in anatomical terminology to designate a comparatively minute collection of tissue. Cf. granuloma. 2. n. vermis.Medical dictionary. 2011.