Variant: also locus ce · ru · le · us
Pronunciation: -si- ' rü-l ē - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, dark blue place
Date: 1858
: a bluish area of the brain stem with many norepinephrine-containing neurons
Variant: also locus ce · ru · le · us
Pronunciation: -si- ' rü-l ē - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, dark blue place
Date: 1858
: a bluish area of the brain stem with many norepinephrine-containing neurons
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012