olivary

American  

[ol-uh-ver-ee] / ˈɒl əˌvɛr i /

adjective

1. shaped like an olive.

2. of or relating to an olivary body

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olivary British  

/ ˈɒlɪvərɪ /

adjective

1. shaped like an olive

2. anatomy of or relating to either of two masses of tissue ( olivary bodies ) on the forward portion of the medulla oblongata

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Other Word Forms

• interolivary adjective
• postolivary adjective

Etymology

Origin of olivary

First recorded in 1535–45, olivary is from the Latin word olīvārius belonging to olives. See olive, -ary

Example Sentences

External to and behind the pyramid is the crenated section of the olivary nucleus, the surface bulging of which forms the olivary body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The olivary bodies were asymmetrical, the right one being flatter and smoother than the left.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

To the side of the pyramid, and separated from it by a faint fissure, is the olivary fasciculus, which at its upper end is elevated into the projecting oval-shaped olivary body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

On transverse sections no difference between the olivary nuclei beyond that which occurs in healthy persons could be found; the asymmetry was ascertainably one of prominence only.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.