| restiform | <anatomy> Formed like a rope; applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata. Origin: L. Restis = rope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| restiform body | A lateral (larger) subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle composed of a variety of fibres including, but not limited to, olivo-, reticulo-, cuneo-, trigemino-, and dorsal spinocerebellar. See: inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: corpus restiforme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| restiform eminence | A prominence of the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata corresponding to the larger lateral part of the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: eminentia restiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |