Medical Definition of Red nucleus

1. A distinctive oval nucleus (pink in fresh specimens because of an iron-containing pigment in many of the cells) centrally placed in the upper mesencephalic reticular formation. It receives fibres from the deep cerebellar nuclei and cerebral cortex and projects fibres to the cerebellum, brainstem, spinal cord, and probably to the thalamus. The nucleus is divided into two regions: pars magnocellularis and pars parvocellularis. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Nucleus

red lead
red light
red line
red maids
red man
red mange
red maple
red marrow
red meat
red morning-glory
red mulberry
red mullet
red muscle
red neuralgia
Red Notice
red nucleus (current term)
red oak
red onion
red osier
red osier dogwood
red oxide of lead
red panda
red pepper
red periwinkle
red phalarope
red pimpernel
red pine
Red Planet
red poll
red porgy

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