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Definition of Flocculonodular lobe
1. Noun. (anatomy) A lobe of the cerebellum consisting of the nodule and the flocculus. ¹
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Medical Definition of Flocculonodular lobe
1. The small posterior and inferior subdivision of the cerebellar cortex that borders the line of attachment of the choroid roof of the rhomboid fossa, and consists of the left and right flocculus together with the unpaired nodulus (the most posterior of the folia composing the vermis cerebelli). Its major afferent connections come from the vestibular nuclei and directly from the vestibular nerve; it projects largely to the vestibular nuclei, directly and by way of the fastigial nucleus. (05 Mar 2000)
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