SINCE 1828
nucleus dorsalis
noun
nucleus dor·sa·lis
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Medical Definition of nucleus dorsalis
: an elongated longitudinal strand of neurons in the spinal cord with its axons passing into the cerebellar tract
— called also Clarke's column
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