olivary body

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.

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Origin of olivary body

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby olivary body

Oliphant, oliva, olivaceous, Olivares, olivary, olivary body, olivary nucleus, olive, olive-backed thrush, olive branch, olive brown
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Medical definitions for olivary body

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.oliva olive
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