locus coeruleus

lo·cus coe·ru·le·us

noun

plural loci coe·ru·lei also loci ce·ru·lei \-lē-ˌī\

Definition of LOCUS COERULEUS

: a blue area of the brain stem with many norepinephrine-containing neurons

Variants of LOCUS COERULEUS

lo·cus coe·ru·le·us also lo·cus ce·ru·le·us \ˌlō-kə(s)-si-ˈrü-lē-əs\