CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA
\kˈɔːpɔːɹə kwˈɒdɹa͡ɪd͡ʒmˌɪnə], \kˈɔːpɔːɹə kwˈɒdɹaɪdʒmˌɪnə], \k_ˈɔː_p_ɔː_ɹ_ə k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_aɪ_dʒ_m_ˌɪ_n_ə]\
Definitions of CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA
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By William R. Warner
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Syn. : four bulbs. A small portion of the encephalon, derived from the mesencephalon of the embryo, which lies upon the caudex cerebri, behind the third ventricle. A shallow crucial sulcus divides the mass into four rounded eminences, the larger two of which are situated side by side anterior to and above the lower and smaller pair.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2
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