Medical Dictionary
area postrema
noun area po·stre·ma \-pō-ˈstrē-mə, -päs-ˈtrē-\
Medical Definition of AREA POSTREMA
: a tongue-shaped structure in the caudal region of the fourth ventricle of the brain
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