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flocculus
floc·cu·lus F0190700 (flŏk′yə-ləs)n. pl. floc·cu·li (-lī′) 1. A small fluffy mass or tuft.2. Anatomy Either of two small lobes on the lower posterior border of the cerebellum.3. Astronomy Any of various cloudlike or filamentary masses of luminous gas appearing as bright patches on the surface of the sun often surrounding sunspots. [New Latin, diminutive of Latin floccus, tuft of wool.]flocculus (ˈflɒkjʊləs) n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ) 1. (Astronomy) a marking on the sun's surface or in its atmosphere, as seen on a spectroheliogram. It consists of calcium when lighter than the surroundings and of hydrogen when darker2. (Anatomy) anatomy a tiny ovoid prominence on each side of the cerebellum3. (Chemistry) another word for flocculefloc•cu•lus (ˈflɒk yə ləs) n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ) 1. floccule. 2. one of the bright or dark patches on the sun's surface. [1790–1800] flocculusA cloudlike mass of gases appearing on the surface of the Sun.flocculus
flocculus[′fläk·yə·ləs] (anatomy) A prominent lobe of the cerebellum situated behind and below the middle cerebellar peduncle on each side of the median fissure. (astronomy) A patch in the sun's surface seen in the light of calcium or hydrogen; the patch may be bright or dark and is usually in the vicinity of sunspots. |