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flocculus definition

floc·cu·lus (fläk′yə ləs)

noun pl. flocculi -·li′ (-lī′)

  1. a small, woolly or hairy tuft or mass
  2. Anat. a small lobe on the underside of each half of the cerebellum
  3. ☆ Astron. plage

Etymology: ModL, dim. < L floccus, flock of wool: see floccus

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