| Passalurus ambiguus | The rabbit pinworm, an oxyurid nematode found abundantly in the caecum and large intestine of rabbits. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nucleus ambiguus | A very slender, longitudinal column of motor neurons in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata; its efferent fibres leave with the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve and innervate the striated muscle fibres of the pharynx (including the musculus levator veli palatini) and the vocal cord muscles of the larynx. Synonym: ambiguous nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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