superior cerebellar peduncle

pe·dun·cle (p

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l, p

1. Botany The stalk of an inflorescence or a stalk bearing a solitary flower in a one-flowered inflorescence.

2. Zoology A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure.

3. Anatomy A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.

4. Medicine The stalklike base to which a polyp or tumor is attached.

[New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin ps, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

pe·duncu·lar (p

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r) adj.

peduncle [pɪˈdʌŋk^əl]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain

3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a slender process of tissue by which a polyp or tumour is attached to the body

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology another name for pedicel [2]

[from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle]

peduncled , peduncular [pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlə] adj

peduncle (p

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l, p

1. The stalk that attaches a single flower, flower cluster, or fruit to the stem. See more at flower.

2. A stalk supporting an animal organ, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.

3. A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue.

4. Any of several stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either of white matter or of white and gray matter.

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Noun	1.	peduncle - the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) pedunculated polyp - a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
	2.	peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip pedicel, pedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
	3.	peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain cerebral peduncle nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube

Translations

peduncle [pɪˈdʌŋk/əl] n → peduncolo

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Anatifa cerebral peduncle flower stalk footstalk forebrain Interpedencular nerve pathway nerve tract Oppositifolious pathway pedicel pedicle Peduncled pedunculate pedunculated polyp prosencephalon Semen contra Subpeduncular Subpedunculate	1-4) While hypertrophic olivary degeneration can occur with any focal lesion that involves the dentato-rubro-olivary pathway, it is typically associated with lesions that involve the superior cerebellar peduncle (dentatorubral tract), the dentate nucleus, or the central tegmental tract. Palatal myoclonus secondary to hypertrophic olivary degeneration by Palacios, Enrique; Wasilewska, Ewa; Alvernia, Jorge E.; Figueroa, Ramon E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal	superimpose superimposed Superimpregnation Superincumbence superincumbent superinduce Superinducement Superinduction superinfect superinfection superinfeudation Superinfuse Superinjection Superinspect Superinstitution Superintellectual superintend superintendence superintendency superintendent Superintender Superinvestiture Superior superior alveolar artery superior cerebellar artery superior cerebellar peduncle superior cerebral vein superior colliculus superior conjunction superior court superior epigastric veins Superior figure superior general superior labial artery superior labial vein superior mesenteric artery superior ophthalmic vein superior planet superior pulmonary vein superior rectus superior rectus muscle superior skill superior thalamostriate vein superior thyroid vein superior vena cava superior vocal cord Superioress superiority superiority complex Superiorly superjacent	Superior aperture superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of thorax superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of knee Superior Auto Body superior basal vein Superior Boiler Works, Inc. superior bulb of jugular vein superior bulb of jugular vein superior bulb of jugular vein Superior Business Network Superior California Economic Development District Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Superior carotid triangle Superior cemellus Superior cemellus muscle Superior cerebellar superior cerebellar artery superior cerebellar artery superior cerebellar peduncle Superior cerebellar peduncles superior cerebral vein superior cerebral vein Superior cerebral veins Superior cerebral veins superior cervical cardiac nerve Superior cervical ganglia Superior cervical ganglion Superior cervical ganglion Superior Cervical Ganglion Neuron Superior Cervical Ganglion of the Rat Superior cervical sympathetic ganglion superior choroid vein Superior circumference Superior Classics Car Club superior cluneal nerve Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute Superior collici Superior colliculi Superior colliculi superior colliculus superior colliculus superior colliculus superior colliculus superior conjunction superior conjunction superior conjunctions superior conjunctions superior conjunctival fornix superior constrictor muscle of pharynx

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cerebral peduncle
flower stalk
footstalk
forebrain
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nerve pathway
nerve tract
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pathway
pedicel
pedicle
Peduncled
pedunculate
pedunculated polyp
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1-4) While hypertrophic olivary degeneration can occur with any focal lesion that involves the dentato-rubro-olivary pathway, it is typically associated with lesions that involve the superior cerebellar peduncle (dentatorubral tract), the dentate nucleus, or the central tegmental tract.

Palatal myoclonus secondary to hypertrophic olivary degeneration by Palacios, Enrique; Wasilewska, Ewa; Alvernia, Jorge E.; Figueroa, Ramon E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal