floc|cu|lus

floc|cu|lus
floc|cu|lus «FLOK yuh luhs», noun, plural -li «-ly».
1. a small flock of wool or something that looks like it; floccule.
2. one of the cloudy masses of very hot gases which cover the surface of the sun, as photographed by the spectroheliograph.
3. Anatomy. a small lobe on the underside of the cerebellum.
[< Late Latin flocculus small flock (of wool) < Latin, woollike tuft (of clouds) (diminutive) < floccus tuft]

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  • lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… …   English syllables

  • flocculus — floc·cu·lus …   English syllables

  • Flocculus — Floc|cu|lus der; , ...li <aus lat. flocculus, Verkleinerungsform von floccus »Flocke«> kleiner Lappen des Kleinhirns (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • flocculus — floc•cu•lus [[t]ˈflɒk yə ləs[/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] 1) floccule 2) astron. one of the bright or dark patches on the sun s surface • Etymology: 1790–1800 …   From formal English to slang

  • cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… …   English syllables

  • flocculus — 1. A tuft or shred of cotton or wool or anything resembling it. 2. [TA] A small lobe of the cerebellum at the posterior border of the middle cerebellar peduncle anterior to the b …   Medical dictionary

  • paraflocculus — para·floc·cu·lus .par ə fläk yə ləs n, pl li .lī a lateral accessory part of the flocculus of the cerebellum * * * para·floc·cu·lus (par″ə flokґu ləs) [para + flocculus] a small lobe of the cerebellar hemisphere, located… …   Medical dictionary

  • Flocculi — Flocculus Floc cu*lus, n.; pl. {Flocculi}. [NL., dim. of L. floccus a lock or flock of wool.] (Anat.) A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flocculus — Floc cu*lus, n.; pl. {Flocculi}. [NL., dim. of L. floccus a lock or flock of wool.] (Anat.) A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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