See Also: superior olivary nucleus(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
olivary(dictionary)
olivary(medicine)
olivary eminence(medicine)
olivary body(medicine)
cerebello-olivary(medicine)
hilum of olivary nucleus(medicine)
spino-olivary tract(medicine)
inferior olivary nucleus(medicine)

superior olivary nucleus (medicine) and cedar (oh)


superior olivary nucleus (medicine)


superior olivary nucleus -->
dorsal nucleus of trapezoid body


A circumscript, bipartite cell group located ventrolaterally in the lower pontine tegmentum, immediately dorsal to the trapezoid body; the nucleus receives fibres from both the ipsilateral and contralateral cochlear nuclei, and contributes fibres to the lateral (auditory) lemniscus of both sides. It is believed to be prominently involved in the function of spatial localization of sound.

Synonym: nucleus dorsalis corporis trapezoidei, oliva superior, superior olivary nucleus, superior olive.


cedar (oh)



[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: cedre, from Latin, from Greek kedros]
[C] a large evergreen tree with leaves shaped like needles
also cedarwood
[U] the hard red wood of the cedar tree, which smells pleasant