restiform body

[ res-tuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈrɛs təˌfɔrm /

noun Anatomy.

a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.

Origin of restiform body

1825–35; restiform < New Latin restiformis, equivalent to Latin resti-, combining form of restis rope + -formis -form

Medical definitions for restiform body

restiform body

n.

inferior cerebellar peduncle