terminal nucleus
(redirected from secondary sensory nuclei)ter·mi·nal nu·cle·us
, nucleus terminaliscollective term indicating those nerve cell groups in the rhombencephalon and spinal cord in which the afferent fibers of the spinal and cranial nerves terminate.
Synonym(s): nucleus terminationis [TA], secondary sensory nuclei
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