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LEMNISCUS TRACT

\lˈɛmnɪskəs tɹˈakt], \lˈɛmnɪskəs tɹˈakt], \l_ˈɛ_m_n_ɪ_s_k_ə_s t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t]\

Definitions of LEMNISCUS TRACT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A bundle of nerve fibers which begins in the upper part of the pons Varolii, below the reticular formation, and separates into three portions (the superior, median, and inferior lemnisci).

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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