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–noun Anatomy.
one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
Origin:
1830–40
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Main Entry: olivary body
Function: noun
: OLIVE 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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olivary body n.
A smooth oval prominence of the ventrolateral surface of the medulla oblongata lateral to the pyramidal tract, corresponding to the olivary nucleus. Also called oliva, olive.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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