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restiform body

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res⋅ti⋅form bod⋅y

  [res-tuh-fawrm]
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–noun Anatomy.
a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
Origin:
1825–35; restiform < NL restiformis, equiv. to L resti-, comb. form of restis rope + -formis -form
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res·ti·form body   (rěs'tə-fôrm')   
n.  A large cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on either side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.

[Latin restis, rope + -form.]
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Main Entry: res·ti·form body
Pronunciation: 'res-t&-"form-
Function: noun
: CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE c
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restiform body n.
See inferior cerebellar peduncle.

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