cerebral peduncle

cerebral peduncle
noun
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
Syn: ↑peduncle
Hypernyms: ↑nerve pathway, ↑tract, ↑nerve tract, ↑pathway
Part Holonyms: ↑forebrain, ↑prosencephalon

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noun
: either of two large bundles of nerve fibers passing from the pons forward and outward to form the main connection between the cerebral hemispheres and the spinal cord

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