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folium

 [fo´le-um] (pl. fo´lia) (L.)
a leaflike structure, especially one of the leaflike subdivisions of the cerebellar cortex.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

fo·li·um

, pl.

fo·li·a

(fō'lē-ŭm, -lē-ă), [TA]
A broad, thin, leaflike structure.
[L. a leaf]
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folium

A leaf-like structure, in particular referring to the cut surface of the cerebellum.
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fo·li·um

, pl. folia (fō'lē-ŭm, -ă) [TA]
A broad, thin, leaflike structure.
[L. a leaf]
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