cerebral peduncle

Other forms: cerebral peduncles

Definitions of cerebral peduncle
  1. noun
    a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
    synonyms: peduncle
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    type of:
    nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract
    a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
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