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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

parafacial en · ADJ

Etymology

From para- + facial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.
    • The substantia innominata of the BF is reported to project to the SWS-promoting parvicellular area of the reticular nucleus (also called the parafacial zone) [38 , 39 ]. 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
  2. (not-comparable) Relating to the area adjacent to the facial motor nucleus, especially the retrotrapezoid nucleus.