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superior olive (medicine) and Soweto (sh)


superior olive (medicine)


superior olive -->
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.


Soweto (sh)




Township (pop., 1991 596,632), northeastern Republic of South Africa.

It adjoins Johannesburg on the southwest, and its name is an acronym derived from South-Western Townships. It was originally set aside by the South African white government for residence by blacks. The townships constituting Soweto grew out of shantytowns that arose with the arrival of black labourers from rural areas, especially between the World Wars. There is little industrial development; most of Soweto's residents commute to Johannesburg for Employment. It is the country's largest black urban complex, and its residents were active in the protests that helped bring an end to apartheid by 1991.