LOCUS COERULEUS


Meaning of LOCUS COERULEUS in English

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

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