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accessory nucleus

noun

1
: spinal accessory nucleus
The accessory nucleus is located at spinal levels C1 to about C5/C6 in the lateral portion of the anterior horn.Duane E. Haines, Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Neuroscience
2
: accessory olivary nucleus
Forelimb stimulation also activated contralateral sites in the dorsal accessory nucleus of the inferior olive …E. M. Santori et al., Journal of Neuroscience

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“Accessory nucleus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/accessory%20nucleus. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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