n :  any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate - see INFERIOR VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS LATERAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS MEDIAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS SUPERIOR VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS  .
 
 
 
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