flocculus

flocculus definition - medical

floc·cu·lus (flŏkˈyə-ləs)

noun pl. floc·cu·li (-līˌ)
  1. A small fluffy mass or tuft.
  2. Either of a pair of small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum, forming part of the vestibular part of the cerebellum.

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