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culmen /cul·men/ (kul´men) pl. cul´mina   [L.]
1. acme or summit.
2. the portion of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum between the central lobule and the primary fissure; called also c. cerebel´li and c. monti´culi.
cul·men (klmn)
n. pl. cul·mi·na (kkm-n)
The front prominent portion of the monticulus of the vermis of the cerebellum.
culmen
pl. culmina [L.]
1. the anterior and upper part of the monticulus cerebelli; called also cacumen.
2. the median longitudinal ridge on a bird's beak.
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