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Rolando's tubercle
Synonyms:
Ashen tubercle, grey tubercle, tuberculum cinereum.
Associated persons:
Luigi Rolando
Description:
A longitudinal prominence on the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata along the lateral border of the tuberculum cuneatum; it is the surface profile of the spinal tract of trigeminal nerve, continuous caudally with the dorsolateral fasciculus (Lissauer's tract).
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