What does "parabrachial" mean?

Of or relating to a horseshoe-shaped strip of grey matter in the brain, comprising the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus, and the medial parabrachial nucleus.

Parabrachial

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Of or relating to a horseshoe-shaped strip of grey matter in the brain, comprising the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus, and the medial parabrachial nucleus. not-comparable

Etymology

From para- + brachial, referring to the brachia conjunctiva, or superior cerebellar peduncle.

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grey matter kölliker fuse nucleus

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