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colliculus /col·lic·u·lus/ (kah-lik´u-lus) pl. colli´culi [L.] a small elevation. seminal colliculus , colliculus semina´lis verumontanum; a portion of the male urethral crest on which are the openings of the prostatic utricle and the ejaculatory ducts.
colliculus pl. colliculi; a small elevation. caudal colliculus see midbrain colliculus (below). midbrain colliculus there are four colliculi in the tectum of the midbrain, two caudal (inferior) and two rostral (superior) containing the visual and auditory reflex centers. Called also corpora quadrigemina. seminal colliculus, colliculus seminalis a prominent portion of the male urethral crest, on either side of which, depending on the species, are the openings of the vasa deferens or ejaculatory ducts; called also verumontanum. superior colliculus see midbrain colliculus (above). |
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