Wernekinck commissure

Wer·ne·kinck com·mis·sure

(vār'ne-kink),

the decussation of the brachia conjunctiva before their entrance into the red nucleus of the tegmentum.

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Wernekinck,

Friedrich C.G., German anatomist and physician, 1798-1835.

Wernekinck commissure - the decussation of the brachia conjunctiva before their entrance into the red nucleus of the tegmentum.

Wernekinck decussation - the decussation of the left and right superior cerebellar peduncles in the tegmentum of the caudal mesencephalon. Synonym(s): decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles

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