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What is a colliculus?

What is a colliculus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) A small elevation; a knoll
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In the middle of the urethral crest is a small elevation, the colliculus seminalis, on which the opening of the prostatic utricle is found.
The exact pathogenesis of the superior colliculus hypointensity is not known.
The researchers used genetically modified mice with abnormal connections in an area of the brain called the superior colliculus, which is involved in motion detection.
Frequency discrimination after bilateral section of the brachium of the inferior colliculus.
Some axons also go to the superior colliculus, a paired formation on the roof of the midbrain.
For example, the analysis found a relative increase in the distance between the superior colliculus and the splenium of the corpus collosum in patients.

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