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/ol"euh ver'ee/, adj.1. shaped like an olive.2. of or pertaining to an olivary body[1535-45; < L olivarius belonging to olives. See OLIVE, -ARY]
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Olivary — Ol i*va*ry, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.) Like an olive. [1913 Webster] {Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; called also {olive}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
olivary — [äl′ə ver΄ē] adj. [L olivarius] Anat. 1. shaped like an olive 2. designating or of either of two oval bodies protruding from the sides of the medulla oblongata … English World dictionary
olivary — 1. Relating to the oliva. 2. Relating to or shaped like an olive. * * * ol·i·vary äl ə .ver ē adj 1) shaped like an olive 2) of, relating to, situated near, or comprising one or more of the olives, inferior olives, or superior olives <the… … Medical dictionary
olivary — /ˈɒləvəri/ (say oluhvuhree) adjective 1. shaped like an olive. 2. Anatomy denoting or relating to either of two oval bodies or prominences (olivary bodies), made up of nervous tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla… …
Olivary body — Olivary Ol i*va*ry, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.) Like an olive. [1913 Webster] {Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; called also {olive}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
olivary body — n OLIVE (2) * * * oliva … Medical dictionary
olivary nucleus — n 1) INFERIOR OLIVE 2) SUPERIOR OLIVE * * * complexus olivaris inferior. 2. oliva … Medical dictionary
olivary nucleus rostral — olivary nucleus, superior n. olivaris superior … Medical dictionary
Olivary body — Brain: Olivary body The medulla, showing the olivary bodies lying adjacent to the pyramids. Tra … Wikipedia
olivary — adjective Shaped like an olive … Wiktionary
