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flocculus
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flocculus /floc·cu·lus/ (flok´u-lus) pl. floc´culi   [L.]
1. a small tuft or mass, as of wool or other fibrous material.
2. a small mass on the lower side of each cerebral hemisphere, continuous with the nodule of the vermis.floc´cular

floc·cu·lus (flky-ls)
n. pl. floc·cu·li (-l)
1. A small fluffy mass or tuft.
2. Either of a pair of small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum, forming part of the vestibular part of the cerebellum.

flocculus
pl. flocculi [L.]
1. a small tuft or mass, as of wool or other fibrous material.
2. a small mass on the lower side of each cerebellar hemisphere, continuous with the nodule of the vermis.


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The cerebellum, including flocculi, was removed, and the forebrain was separated from the midbrain and brainstem by a cut made rostral to the thalamus.
 
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