noun
pl. -·li·- a small, woolly or hairy tuft or mass
- Anat. a small lobe on the underside of each half of the cerebellum
- Astron. plage
Origin of flocculus
ModL, diminutive from Classical Latin floccus, flock of wool: see floccusflocculus
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flocculus
noun
pl. floc·cu·li,- A small fluffy mass or tuft.
- Anatomy Either of two small lobes on the lower posterior border of the cerebellum.
- Astronomy Any of various cloudlike or filamentary masses of luminous gas appearing as bright patches on the surface of the sun often surrounding sunspots.
Origin of flocculus
New Latin diminutive of Latin floccus tuft of woolTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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flocculus - Medical Definition
n.
pl. flocculi (-lī′)- A small fluffy mass or tuft.
- Anatomy Either of two small lobes on the lower posterior border of the cerebellum.
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