SINCE 1828
colliculus
noun
col·lic·u·lus
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plural colliculi\ -ˌlī, -lē
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Medical Definition of colliculus
: an anatomical prominence
especially
: any of the four prominences constituting the corpora quadrigemina — see inferior colliculus, superior colliculus
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