Medical Definition of Gracile nucleus

1. The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral nucleus posterior nucleus of the thalamus. Synonym: nucleus gracilis, nucleus fasciculi gracilis, nucleus funiculi gracilis, nucleus of Goll. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gracile Nucleus

grace note
grace of God
Grace Patricia Kelly
Gracie
Gracie Allen
gracilariid
Gracilariidae
gracilariid moth
gracile
gracileness
gracilenesses
graciles
gracile fasciculus
gracile habitus
gracile lobule
gracile nucleus (current term)
gracile tubercle
gracilis
gracilis
gracilis syndrome
gracilities
gracility
Gracillariidae
gracing
gracioso
graciosos
gracious
gracious
graciously
graciousness

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