monticulus
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monticulus
[mon-tik´u-lus] (L.)a small eminence.
monticulus cerebel´li the projecting part of the superior vermis cerebelli.
mon·tic·u·lus
, pl.mon·tic·u·li
(mon-tik'yū-lŭs, -lī),1. Any slight rounded projection above a surface.
2. The central portion of the superior vermis forming a projection on the surface of the cerebellum; its anterior and most prominent portion is called the culmen, and its posterior sloping portion, the declive.
[L. dim. of mons, mountain]
mon·tic·u·lus
, pl. monticuli (mon-tik'ū-lŭs, -lī)1. Any slight rounded projection above a surface.
2. The central portion of the superior vermis forming a projection on the surface of the cerebellum; its anterior and most prominent portion is called the culmen, its posterior sloping portion, the declive.
[L. dim. of mons, mountain]