olivary in English
adjective
1
relating to or denoting each of the pair of oval bodies of nerve tissue on the medulla oblongata of the brain.
Dorsal to the olivary nuclei is the extensive reticular formation of the medulla, composed of diffusely disposed neurons interspersed by ascending and descending myelinated axons belonging to a variety of pathways.
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1. 18 Objective: To analyze MRI characteristics of hypertrophic olivary degeneration(HOD) in order to improve our knowledge for this disease.