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accessory olivary nucleus

n :  any of several small masses or layers of gray matter that are situated adjacent to the inferior olive and of which there are typically two on each side  a  :  one situated on each side dorsal to the inferior olive - called also dorsal accessory olivary nucleus   b  :  one situated on each side medial to the inferior olive - called also medial accessory olivary nucleus  .
 
 

 
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