Medical Dictionary

inferior olive

noun

Medical Definition of INFERIOR OLIVE

:  a large gray nucleus that forms the interior of the olive on each side of the medulla oblongata and has connections with the thalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord—called also inferior olivary nucleus; see accessory olivary nucleus; compare superior olive

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears