restiform body

[ res-tuh-fawrm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of restiform body¹

1825–35; restiform < New Latin restiformis, equivalent to Latin resti-, combining form of restis rope + -formis -form

Example Sentences

Restiform, res′ti-form, adj. cord-like.—Restiform body, the inferior peduncle of the cerebellum.

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Exophthalmia in animals born of parents in which an injury to the restiform body had produced that protrusion of the eyeball....

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I have fully corroborated the statement that injury to a particular spot of the restiform body is quickly followed by a marked protrusion of the eyeball on the same side.

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Haematoma and dry gangrene of the ears in animals born of parents in which these ear-alterations had been caused by an injury to the restiform body.

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The exact spot in question in the restiform body is as far forwards as it is possible to reach, and as far down in depth as is compatible with not producing rotatory movements. 7th.

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